Independent Cryptic #10922

2021-10-14

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Across

1a

Gunmen joke about tense rabble (6)

4a

Cut short reporter's story on books about love (7)

9a

Ultimate authority on electronic signal boxes (9)

10a

Smallest state broadcaster is likely to fail (5)

11a

Showing signs of age is bound to inspire resistance (5)

12a

Second broken toenail's bitten and sensitive (9)

13a

Classy stage actor's first to fill English National Theatre (7)

15a

Enthusiastic patron of local obstacle race (6)

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17a

Centres of gas planets ultimately aligned in conjunction (3)

19a

Get rid of piles and onset of diarrhoea with treatment (6)

20a

Flower arranging stock reduced in store (7)

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23a

Pleasant character of street going round small headland (9)

25a

Settle match? (5)

26a

Great service provides accommodation for old man quickly (5)

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27a

Get to know sectarian in an unusual way (9)

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28a

Celebrity snubbed over many items in the main (7)

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29a

What men threw overboard set out to clog nets (6)

Down

1d

Corrupt drug firm probes what may be gleaned from competition? (7)

2d

Song verse transposed into A minor's source of educational material? (9)

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3d

Broadcast rage-filled promotional material (5)

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4d

British League's problem affecting one member (6)

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5d

Cab driver's not very bothered about a roadblock (9)

6d

Criminal Act renders minister powerless (5)

7d

Fidelity of commission primarily requiring change of sides (7)

8d

Attire that's worn by bishop? (7)

14d

Expertise of some teachers sent pedagogy up (9)

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16d

RAF signal broadcast garbled language? (9)

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18d

Analyse lives taken by leader of death cult (7)

19d

Female teachers having papers returned first (7)

21d

Author's not upset by article's reason for insanity? (7)

22d

Reduce jitter in new cable modem's lead (6)

24d

Make speech confusing extremists with inspiring figure (5)

25d

Generous drink's raised spirits essentially (5)