Independent Cryptic #10940

2021-11-04

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Across

1a

Eager artist joins band (6)

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4a

Spooner's going crazy about I, Claudius, perhaps (8)

10a

Cease nestling - according to the Reverend, it takes two of these to eat (9)

11a

Touches inside of trachea, but softly (5)

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12a

Oddly Star Trek: Discovery's leading character is fed up (5)

13a

Intelligent and smooth - you don't want to be taken in by this (9)

14a

One who was said to resent living in the shadow of their famous, dim-witted beast - poor Melania (1,1,5)

16a

Fringes of undergown tucked into jerk's outfit (5)

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18a

Leader of Oman consumed by jealousy for deputy (5)

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20a

Tummy - with starters turning - it's not a good sign (3,4)

22a

Suffer after knockout in the manner of iconic Australian? (5,4)

23a

French article in before cut off (5)

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24a

Perhaps emperor's taking university opening (5)

25a

Sanitise staggering do-or-die stance that lacks heart (9)

26a

Nymphs return - so do I, on LA beach or on regular vacation (8)

27a

Brilliant dismount (6)

Down

1d

Transport kirsch on a wide vehicle (8)

2d

With not a single second wasted, post mortem reassures around 20, normally? (4,11)

3d

Without current, Edison's redesign moved slowly (5)

5d

Fungal disease found in old, American bedspread, reportedly (3,4)

6d

Doctor needs housing shortage to be eased (9)

7d

Working PC, emulating our minds essentially (6,9)

8d

Board's about-face (6)

9d

Style of pot covered by cannabis questionnaire (6)

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15d

Old devil eats that and, after removing the wrappers, it's huge (9)

17d

Dine out on small change - it's filthy (8)

19d

One dividing the archaic Left deserted before Miliband returned (7)

20d

Grief getting book for son - maybe get something from the library (6)

21d

Particular stance from a Korean leader over personal hygiene issue (6)

23d

Advertising bird hunt (5)