Independent Cryptic #10936

2021-10-30

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Across

1a
4a

(and 4 Across) Flop about pitch, obscuring right of way (6,8)

4a

See 1 Across

9a
10a

(and 10 Across) Fairytale character getting ready to welcome new church cleaner (6,8)

10a

See 9 Across

12a

Heartlessly ransacks building sites (4)

13a

Side of stage for audience worth a full renovation (6,4)

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15a

School idiot left home for right direction (7,5)

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18a

Possibly magnolia, I'm thinking, is higher back in village east of the Shire (8,4)

21a

Tin ore smelted by colleague from the east (10)

22a

Official report advances conspiracy theory, angering leaders (4)

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24a
25a

(and 25 Across) Capriciously, I held child's ear and arms here (8,6)

25a

See 24 Across

26a
27a

(and 27 Across) With these, Windows can hide death caught by the Spanish journalist (8,6)

27a

See 26 Across

Down

1d

Work at university accepted by local area people (8)

2d

Objectively, I would keep old Peruvian ready to meet deadline (2,2,4)

3d

Small island's lifting gear has top missing (4)

5d

Like impractical thinker who'd roll tyre round (12)

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6d

Train Henry to swim in a sea (10)

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7d
16d

(and 16 Down) Suggesting lama in Marx Brothers film (6,8)

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8d
17d

(and 17 Down) Selassie is again defended on air, being much respected (6,8)

11d

Exchanging very small talk, maintaining historic buildings (12)

14d

Angrily slam a large city's complaint (10)

16d

See 7 Down

17d

See 8 Down

19d

Understood this classic old language (6)

20d

Tops of mosques in Riyadh require gold reflector (6)

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23d

Author puts down a dish of lentils (4)