Independent Cryptic #10993

2022-01-06

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Across

1a

Bay, or lake in a bay (6)

4a

Cutting Republican Party decorations shows some craft (8)

10a

Vexed about soldiers breaking barriers for citations (5,10)

11a

Throwing hammer, feel Czech gets hint about motivation (8,2,5)

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12a

Sillier, injured Americans may end up here (6)

13a

Resident of the UK stores what Spanish fuel? (7)

15a

Princess in opera, but not a princess in opera (3)

16a

Reason against admitting defeat for one in the soup (7)

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17a

A bit of racy clickbait is going around (6)

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19a

Did wrong backing main idea by new, wicked scamp (6,3,6)

20a

Criminal perceives loot - it gets kind of charge (15)

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21a

Chagrin of one gaining stone squeezing into clothing (8)

22a

One may be black or white in dark time, we hear (6)

Down

1d

A security device plugged by Conservative flier (6)

2d

Finish in French bars, in which aliens may appear (5,10)

3d

See a crook punching really scrupulous men? This gets one's blood pressure up (15)

5d

Informed about male composer turning up part in comedy of manners (3,3,8)

6d

Spreading foreign aid etc., so time to take responsibility (3,2,10)

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7d

Cutting off partner no longer sending emails, say (15)

8d

Imagines schools must keep distinguishing feature (8)

9d

Travels with Parisian relatives around mostly awful country (14)

14d

A top copper or an offender? (8)

18d

Proper recession grips financial district (6)