Independent Cryptic #10910

2021-09-30

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Across

1a

Company in favour of sticking mount to console (7)

5a

Mistake by bully is a common bloomer (7)

9a

Give information to brusque lawyer (5)

10a

Like a cross country runner's home on Channel Islands housing police once (9)

11a

Written signs sanction barriers to trade by cartel (9)

12a

Stance assumed by newspaper shows balance (5)

13a

Part of Rhode Island is next to Connecticut (10)

18a

Becoming more inclined to convert 50% of petrol engines (10)

22a

Leader of academy doubled up (5)

23a

Figure-hugging skirt's fantastic thing for Romeo (9)

24a

Lack of understanding displayed by sovereign or ancestor (9)

25a

Hefty charge recalled by banks (5)

26a

Quite unbelievable play's screened (7)

27a

Anthem and poem are thus improved (7)

Down

1d

British Aluminium Company Ltd essentially manufactured metal (6)

2d

One part author's written about that is included in books (6)

3d

Compensate for firm having cancelled earlier (6)

4d

Military expert's diplomacy at home controls agents (9)

5d

Stuck with inspiring manager backing clubs (5)

6d

Send message following political enforcer's defeat (8)

7d

Light-emitting object containing charged particle is treated as a star (8)

8d

Fruit stone containing air and element of water (8)

14d

Leggy individual recklessly enticed naked apes (9)

15d

Influence is possessed by established writer (8)

16d

Perhaps John Lennon caught fan with legal high (5,3)

17d

Means to reduce suffering of Labour rule paid off (8)

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19d

Group of people working together established firm (6)

20d

Shared the same view about old houses (6)

21d

Remained sober for the hearing (6)

23d

Son dispatching one third of Brandy Alexander (5)