Independent Cryptic #10946

2021-11-11

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Across

1a

Suitable to include Royal Society in describing this clue (5)

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4a

New opening for old Lancashire mill town creates competition (2,3)

7a

Period noted regularly in diary (3)

9a

They succeeded Wrens in shake-up (7)

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10a

Godlike spirit of strange mountain? Not quite (7)

11a

Shape of shop, dire, unfortunately (8)

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12a

Sort dropping English - at home with good keyboard skill (6)

14a

1A 4A 9 having answer rewritten, to accommodate the German (9)

17a

Clumsy writer going wrong way in Italian (5)

18a

Chance introducing American water lily (5)

19a

4A 9 in 2021, famous jockey said (9)

20a

Moral, reforming willingly in beginning in Bucks town from 1A 4A 7A (6)

22a

Like net company associated with socialist, Sidney, in past (8)

27a

4A 9 most often in military store (7)

28a

Slight problem in Herts town from 1A 4A 7A (7)

29a

It is briefly part of treatise (3)

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30a

One dining getting attention, welcoming note? (5)

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31a

Starts to recall eagerly in Maidenhead, splendid bubbly place (5)

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Down

1d

Enthusiast, hugging wife with son, cringes to seek favour (5)

2d

Managed Church farm (5)

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3d

Disturbing spectre enveloping man - leading to these? (3,6)

4d

Ancient Roman calendar showing period without food on island (5)

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5d

With great care, search clubs mob organised (4)

6d

Little money for girl (5)

7d

Disadvantage of French river this person’s admitted (9)

8d

Child’s turn? Yes, go freely (9)

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13d

Gossip is too much for former East German (4)

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14d

Source, average over time, becoming anxious to please (4-5)

15d

Some lacking cover having trust as at outset new insurance arranged (9)

16d

Evasive conclusion of article on cathedral city (4)

17d

Drink knocked back first of December at sea maybe? (4,5)

21d

Small amount at one time limiting university (5)

23d

Parent losing head - something else! (5)

24d

Faith in Jedi, a habit brought up (5)

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25d

Americans’ military vehicles’ temperature turning to variable (5)

26d

Uninteresting form of horse racing (4)