Independent Cryptic #10996

2022-01-10

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Across

1a
8d

(and 8 Down) It reproduces music from short film about Returning Officers' credentials (7,4,6)

7a

The little devil in Kim Philby (3)

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9a

Smart con (5)

10a

Battle upset Bacall and Gardner (9)

11a

Originally Utah Saints to perform outside room - creating event in the desert? (4,5)

12a

Without any covers, band aimed for cartoon style (5)

13a

Supply steroid - must get charged (7)

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15a

Summit in capital following Conservative vote (6)

17a

Broadcast which group of islands is on course (6)

19a

Hoy cycled after great sporting cry (5-2)

21a

Work satisfied over rate (5)

22a

Accept too readily, obvious sign of age (9)

24a

Position from health professional - with temperature, use Celsius/Kelvin instead of Fahrenheit (3-6)

25a

Shadow Chancellor finally visiting Mumbai's content (5)

26a

European artist's time (3)

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27a

Grandpa's prepared to swallow pill and somehow try to make do with fresh air? (6,5)

Down

1d

Where to pay VAT without initially having done enough sales (4,4)

2d

Marmite's made in a compound say, BBC, Independent etc (10,5)

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3d

Occasionally, cadet soldiers provide protection (5)

4d

Volunteers burst boil over bit of dirty paper (7)

5d

Type of calendar, found, counting backwards in hexadecimal/sixteens (7)

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6d

Price maybe accepted by heads of Champions League holding up business for winger? (9)

7d

Curiously Gary Numan and I get honour right after Independent and i (9,6)

8d

See 1 Across

14d

Unsettled by silly grin getting under one's skin (9)

16d

Cantankerous Hawtrey's essence invested in Carry On Abroad (8)

18d

Game's purer when Oklahoma knocks out Wisconsin (7)

19d

Part of showbiz article describing ex-actor's odd parts (7)

20d

My site ruined 18 (6)

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23d

Upstage 18, 8 (5)