Independent Cryptic #10973

2021-12-13

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Across

1a

Struggle with inability to relax? Not half (7)

5a

Despicable type stops working and leaves containers (7)

10a

Sign boat captain (retd) (4)

11a

Striker at Old Trafford needs two contrasting wingers (7,3)

12a

Screen first of soccer coaches (6)

13a

Enjoyed oneself, having tricked sailor - and everyone (3,1,4)

14a

Doctor rubbishes any chips I munched (9)

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16a

Groom's hot stuff (5)

17a

How to warm up in bed and so on, keeping quiet (5)

19a

Jockey awarded in time after Victoria (9)

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23a

Primarily young mares king enters in African state event for them? (8)

24a

Rod's line snagged in spleen? (6)

26a

Perhaps rook tax money hotel collected (10)

27a

Mount a rail the wrong way round (4)

28a

Record verses about one’s part in serial (7)

29a

Newly-wed daughter left inside took offence (7)

Down

2d

Put up more amenable champion for second game (7)

3d

Queen's picked up laxative for driver (5)

4d

Secular Tory introduced Blunt (7)

6d

Holds and locks in this fit youngster with nothing (6)

7d

Obliged to jump to support job (4-5)

8d

One facilitates English navy seizing island on way north (7)

9d

In which man held haggis for tossing? (8,5)

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15d

Shopkeepers rolling over beds and chests in Ayr (9)

18d

Mentally prepare Yankee companion opening soft drink (5,2)

20d

A couple occasionally query dilettante (7)

21d

It's mean to state how old someone is (7)

22d

Heading off, applauded what 3 did? (6)

25d

Pullover to protect classy keeper (5)