Independent Cryptic #10968

2021-12-07

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Across

1a
5a

(and 5 Across) Show with established soprano that is gold - the ultimate in Broadway (4,4,5)

5a

See 1 Across

9a

Made a fortune, having been in Bath (7,2)

10a

Minor actor that's listed in the book along with 1D? (5)

11a

Burden, nuisance, a feeling of listlessness within (5)

12a

Jazz legend's more slimmed-down trumpet sound? (4,5)

14a

Dodgy lawyer retiring, rest ordered (7)

15a

Married Yoko, proud every now and then to get out camera attachment (7)

16a

France reduces growth expected next spring (7)

18a

Capri; so terribly dull (7)

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20a

Boy! Saint-Laurent admits 50 old mistresses! (4-5)

21a

Crazy about ... about ... about vision (5)

22a

Tiny flaws exposed part of one's extended family (2-3)

24a

Game Leander played in halcyon days? (6,3)

25a

Son cuts reeds (5)

26a

Measurement of distance covered by assembling Tory demo (8)

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Down

1d

Western conspiracy nutter starts to taunt super-rich Gates (7)

2d

17 Fleet St tradesman (7,4)

3d

Work of famous compiler: ten down "Chinless bastard" (4,2,3,6)

4d

Con artist enemy of Batman changing US party allegiance initially (7)

5d

He opens the mind in a creative way, embodying singular genius (7,8)

6d

Golf GTI shedding the odd bits frequently (3)

7d

Longed for Geordie to do a turn at Hogmanay (4-3)

8d

Like Knutsville named after Knut? Knut raised about £25 (6)

13d

Reforming Temperance League, at first secured successor (11)

16d

Foreign Office spreads untruths about Liberal vanity projects (7)

17d

Wild herb found around Virginia (6)

18d

How I got my nuts crushed? Cheapest lederhosen trousers (7)

19d

Carbon monoxide poisoning's beginning to permeate numerous soldiers (7)

23d

US airport weak on security? (3)