Independent Cryptic #10916

2021-10-07

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Across

1a

Private meeting's focus for cabinet (6)

5a

Gold disc follows rendition of Rita Ora's debut musical composition (8)

9a

Harry Enfield met corruption (10)

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10a

Inside Socrates and Pythagoras' meeting spot (4)

11a

Bluth covers breaking news: vacuous actor reveals masculine habits (8)

12a

Brilliance of good man caught in honey trap (6)

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13a

Register old design (4)

15a

Due to be sold overseas - or to European Community (8)

18a

Bishop on course that's short and sweet (8)

19a

Completely understand the woman's missing voice (4)

21a

Saatchi's opening with good artist occasionally making animation (6)

23a

Firm breast not completely seen - breaking the watershed - it's stimulating (8)

25a

Femme fatale's make up (4)

26a

Ultimately you auction Dali off to our museum -- Saatchi not happy with lack of diversity (10)

27a

Fireproof top carried by online fashion retailer (8)

28a

Isolated - perhaps Messi's lost one yard (6)

Down

2d

Superior Italy in match with English (5)

3d

Roswell wanting base to take alien order without researching satellite dish (5,4)

4d

Something drawn by Titian is layered (6)

5d

Restyled mod band is neater - they accept change (3-5,7)

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6d

Perhaps Springbok to run off after six footer (8)

7d

Beyonce first to sing once free - Put A Ring On It follows (5)

8d

Raab, maybe visiting Crete - if constituents agitated, it's not ideal (9)

14d

Regularly taking volleys - initially most players improve action during school games periods (9)

16d

Skilled worker in boat's crew (9)

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17d

Hamper from ex-students with one who skipped school about to replace case from Amazon (8)

20d

Decorative strip bearing motto in small capitals on mug (6)

22d

Blended puree with Indian bread (5)

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24d

Glaringly obvious, in retrospect - expelling extreme elements of Labour (5)