Independent Cryptic #10893

2021-09-10

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Across

6a

Love following the example of US singer/actor? (7)

8a

Sash worn, mostly decorated (7)

10a

Recording almost entirely worthless (5)

11a

Starts to turn ravaging, without intervention dropping to upsetting (9)

12a

Subordinate not quickly losing head (5)

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13a

Orange pip blown about in St Paul’s Tube? (5,4)

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15a

Seal fate: explorer soon goes travelling east (4,4,5)

18a

Borrow book? French novel you once observed to be about railway (6,3)

19a

Old man restraining people heading off for a dance (5)

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21a

Bar quiet during story by Republican newsman (9)

24a

Ostensibly the Mechanical Turk’s Rook also retracted, pinning Bishop (5)

25a

Appears, needing drink after shock (5,2)

26a

Tart on side of Parisian street recalled French idler (7)

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Down

1d

Quickly write section on swimming stroke (6)

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2d

Time to suppress belief and sadness (6)

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3d

Encourage moderate Tory about heroin (4)

4d

Email rude comments on sergeant’s dancing (8)

5d

Search disposing of Queen’s concern (4)

7d

More black wool tangled in space (5-4)

8d

Adventure novel unexpectedly about geese, nothing less (4,5)

9d

Distinctive stamp long observed in court (6)

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13d

Possession? Last of men in his power at sea (9)

14d

What this is until it isn’t? (9)

16d

Flying kites filled with writing material - most abnormal (8)

17d

Bishop half-throttled by his superior? That’s right (6)

19d

Opening place to go for pop festivals? Loves to get away (6)

20d

Queen avoiding area linked to unknown highway (6)

22d

Attractive gesture current in the North (4)

23d

Ransack, tossing lire all over the place (4)