Independent Cryptic #10971

2021-12-10

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Across

1a

Hold out something that looks like a foot (4)

3a

I’m now working with board from shifting trees (6,4)

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9a

Son leaving European capital in expensive coat (4)

10a

Minor member of cast often subject to examination (10)

12a

Somewhat obscure regarding US singer and curtailed repeat appearance (9)

13a

Best fish, entirely presented without tail (5)

14a

Power supplied by energy source in sudden intake (4)

15a

Band entrances without piano skill, on reflection (9)

19a

Somehow it’s nicer to receive kiss from a foreign party? (9)

20a

Petty restrictions placed around car accessory (4)

21a

Was keen about retaining revolutionary live work on program (5)

23a

Councillor in type of work involving old, old fashion item (9)

25a

Perverse high lunar tide swamping loch (3-7)

26a

Supply side finally failing - it’s a joke (4)

27a

Flower, one left in wind (6,4)

28a

Tax: it’s absent from laughing matter, perhaps (4)

Down

1d

Island native, flightless bird, going between both sides (5)

2d

Soprano, working with contralto, engaged in hard work and lyrical expertise (9)

4d

Head of college in university repeatedly found in pubs? That’s not suspicious (9)

5d

Relative a German upset over church (5)

6d

Cryptic behaviour? I cite Nimrod’s puzzling (12)

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7d

Old safety mechanism is valuable (2,3)

8d

Apply solvent to uninteresting carbon prop (3-5)

11d

Agency worker, with hint about richness, taking a chance (8,4)

16d

Church in Spain covered in material that’s black and red (9)

17d

Vileness, putrid, spreading in a day (9)

18d

Possible target for repairing telephone problem (8)

22d

Advertising expenditure? (5)

23d

Ill-bred fellow caught having fling (5)

24d

Vacuous compassion I expressed after the writer tumbled over (5)