Independent Cryptic #10878

2021-08-24

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Across

1a

Graduate has rewritten manual (6)

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5a

Takes position on the field and does nothing (4,4)

9a

Catch a US fraudster burying domestic engineer? (8)

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10a

I reportedly consider ticket type (3-3)

11a

Shy chap high with pot could be an anti-social person (10)

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12a

Rock band with light touch (4)

13a

Island business captures old carbon in geological formation (8)

16a

Queen leaving court is risky (6)

17a

Attack Bill's ward (6)

19a

Worry about Bank of England that is holding money for holiday (4,4)

21a

Additional troops posted in Maine (4)

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22a

Description of motor-phobic person's electronic device (4,6)

25a

Composition by Prokofiev for old Russian leadership (6)

26a

Tale of cheated-on husband leaving in a storm (8)

27a

Having life with cracking single partner - quite the reverse (8)

28a

Band of Brothers maybe back from naval air establishment (6)

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Down

2d

Skinny soprano rests (5)

3d

Notes from Letter to the Philippians faithfully reproduced (5)

4d

We may deduce it's of first importance in artificial intelligence (1,6)

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5d

Salvation Army service includes a good term of endearment (7)

6d

Nutritional drink returned here in Rome (7)

7d

Fat baker's cooked meal (9)

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8d

First minister supports outstanding radio station (7,2)

14d

Swimming group organise a trip (6,3)

15d

Epic dream could be "Live for the moment" (5,4)

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18d

Enclosure with soldier guarding hospital entrance (7)

19d

Send on description of bellicose duke (7)

20d

Stores up source of Euros for German employees? (7)

23d

Maybe reading old Norse work about serpent (5)

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24d

More cut up about Turkey (5)