Independent Cryptic #10945

2021-11-10

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Across

1a

European city? Very European city (6)

4a

Cheered as rude tales partly rejected (6)

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9a

Mould stum? (4)

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10a

Look in idiot husband's items of underwear (10)

11a

Dog and pig's clothing ripped off (6)

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12a

Faltering mother's residence ultimately here? (4-4)

13a

Business's period of relative impoverishment (9)

15a

Introduction of full beam leads to quarrel (4)

16a

Bishop, when touring Italy, shows this tendency (4)

17a

Leaves female after alfresco frolicking (6,3)

21a

Dismissed after bar collapse (5,3)

22a

Fish not doing very much (6)

24a

Very special carcass not decomposing (10)

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25a

Excuse me! I see Australian runner removing uniform (4)

26a

It's easy to swindle Oscar for one (6)

27a

Nick's spin is working (6)

Down

1d

It hurts to block extremely short pass (7)

2d

Set off, not worried about being famous (5)

3d

Elderly women in vehicle creating decades of tension (4,3)

5d

Place and time for insect (6)

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6d

More than half of lyrics inspiring surprising hit by tenor (3-6)

7d

Perhaps Doris is nursing in former African kingdom (7)

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8d

In general, Tito abused explosive material (13)

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14d

Tired before plugging art director (9)

16d

Post made of timber found around Loch Lomond, primarily (7)

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18d

Pilot beginning to ascend using hill (7)

19d

One who danced well, with yen to travel (7)

20d

Poles stopping work making organ (6)

23d

A lot of young men filled with love (5)