Independent Cryptic #10944

2021-11-09

Solve on Independent →

Across

1a

New writer's boat brought back water container (6)

5a

A memo about time I had invested in cure (8)

9a

Area in warmest region of SW Asia (4,4)

10a

Appear to swap parts for rally (6)

11a

Tried hot meal set out - by him? (6,6)

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13a

Dash off a lot of material (4)

14a

Bug Irish judge hosting Italian (8)

17a

Unresolved issue, such as 1? (4,4)

18a

Intend miserly staff to maintain English average (4)

20a

Where student is presumably heading, in part (2,4,6)

23a

Weary Arsenal wingers from the north (6)

24a

Shorten ascent on a tor in Cornwall primarily due to the weather (8)

25a

Band at university reported icy spell (6-2)

26a

A lot of old headphones save energy (6)

Down

2d

Distinguished, not forgotten, like some cakes (4)

3d

Study of pressure, except on old Metropolitan Line (9)

4d

Sparks off jumper perhaps, not mobile (6)

5d

Complex opens with a traumatic 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1,5,2,1,6)

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6d

How 1 might look beneath your blankets? (8)

7d

Party keeps Independent dry as before (5)

8d

Rapidly falling hire charge stops bespoke tailor (10)

12d

Jolly troops twice quelling trouble like round trip (4-2-4)

15d

Mild or medium note (9)

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16d

Regularly torture depressed Palace fan? (4-4)

19d

Bard's duke's orison needs translating (6)

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21d

Daisy, or what might be studying her? (5)

22d

Notice tin containing very little (4)