Independent Cryptic #10986

2021-12-29

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Across

1a

Nobel Peace prize winner breaching royal protocol? (9)

8a

European visiting Great Lake's restaurant? (7)

10a

Article uses works to portray mythical king (7)

11a

Messenger baring her bum (9)

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12a

Vindictiveness of male child at tea-party? (6)

15a

View capturing a lake with sides of different length (7)

16a

School second XI backed to restrict runs, being calm and collected (9)

19a

Embargo on adapted missile (9)

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20a

Retiring billionaire Glaswegian suppresses nation (7)

22a

Gabon divided by introduction of Nazi rule (6)

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23a

Dilute effect of harrowing story of rabbits abandoning ship (5,4)

25a

Hinders one million couples (7)

27a

Is bitter about Conservatives abandoning representations of Islam? (7)

28a

Speculated that half-cut lust, in retrospect, limits love (9)

Down

1d

One in ten make blunders delivering anaesthetic (8)

2d

That lady, Wimbledon champion in the 70s, is going topless (3)

3d

Climbing equipment made by team of gelato sellers? (3,5)

4d

My turn, be quiet (4)

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5d

Subjugation of announcement about replacing former partner (10)

6d

Barbarian leader from part of Greece left for Carthage originally (6)

7d

Extent of English desire for too much cycling (6)

9d

Mostly estimate charges to go round North Korea? (5,5)

13d

I try and signal nasty swelling of organ (10)

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14d

Amble around when feeding small child crispy bread (5,5)

17d

British rock band with uplifting musical style is not up to scratch (5,3)

18d

Working is stopping elderly being worried (8)

20d

A booty shake, say, in the office? (2,4)

21d

Keen, raising energy to get wasted (6)

24d

Zip code's ending in river (4)

26d

American released from islands belonging to the aforementioned (3)