Independent Cryptic #10969

2021-12-08

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Across

7a

14 bird’s mostly quiet in order to keep cold (7)

8a

A letter about election addict (7)

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10a

Fly away from fast rally of 14s? (6)

11a

James Taylor’s slim dude? (3,5)

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12a

They’re wise to use some imagination (4)

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13a

Schemes regarding stones in rock layers? (10)

14a

Celebrity’s foremost lot on an islet, cavorting group of stars (13)

17a

Most common page’s revised poorly (10)

20a

14 that might be caught on sandbank if flipped (4)

22a

Access for transport (8)

23a

Such as Federer and Nadal serve well and intimidate (6)

24a

One hundred and fifty die outside changing room (7)

25a

Bury around maybe 6 or 7 say (7)

Down

1d

His age is dodgy for entertaining girl (6)

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2d

14 might be stingy or poor since losing last of fortune in collapse (8)

3d

14 parts of fish, minor ones perhaps (6)

4d

Death parts old soldier and army volunteers in feud (8)

5d

A sharp bend, - by the grace of god, look into it (6)

6d

This 14 tends to stock the lady’s samples of skimmed milk and nuts (8)

9d

Bloomers made by stupid sheep trapped by the tide on the rise (11)

14d

Maybe a ruby from curmudgeon sorry after Georgia’s left (8)

15d

14 altering faulty percussion instrument (8)

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16d

Fuming burnt gums and resins (8)

18d

Victoria’s spirit that’s pure 14 (6)

19d

14 jewel within unit, two of a kind (6)

21d

14's bestselling writer or more of a rogue? (6)