Independent Cryptic #10905

2021-09-24

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Across

1a

Problems after man leads navy round very hot part of England (7,5)

9a

Skill I observed in chap describing another planet (7)

10a

What comes after a flight is a pause between flights (7)

12a

Very chilly pass in high surroundings (5-4)

13a

An American backed importing a Finnish bath (5)

14a

Animation image incorporating infrared (6)

16a
18a

(and 18 Across) Scientist representing flair on DNA links, right? (8,8)

18a

See 16 Across

20a

Happen a storm will sink a famous ship (6)

22a

Contributions to tutor are reasonably less common (5)

23a

Resident mostly irritable about curtailed trip (9)

27a

Regret backing areas, including South Island, as large land mass (7)

28a

Argues children should receive bill, perversely (7)

29a

Preserve and can ineptly? Everyone initially keeping at it (12)

Down

2d

Independent supporting a religious leader from general principles (1,6)

3d

Wrong to limit ordinary opinion (5)

4d

Staff getting over adopting new musical movement (5)

5d

Henry left party - old King identifying this exit? (4-4)

6d

View showing first and last of lighthouses on headland (9)

7d

Arousing stuff? No good shunning lusting - I’m aroused (7)

8d

I prophesied a majority? Not quite (4)

11d

Nobleman, note, included in fifth level? (7)

14d

Fish product for those at sea (not hard) (4,3)

15d

Source of wipeout unfortunately near skier (3-6)

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17d

Discourage a director absorbed by dead topic (8)

19d

Relief mission, perhaps, bearing a bit of alcohol? (7)

21d

Adduce Beethoven’s Ninth, say, on reflection, describing variation in form? (7)

24d

Japanese move ousting British arbiter (5)

25d

Some hesitation over bikini top’s shade (5)

26d

Expect going topless will reveal evidence of neglect (4)