Independent Cryptic #10997

2022-01-11

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Across

1a

Complain, given nothing for old comic (7)

5a

Accepting defeat finally, was first to admit disappointment (7)

9a

Firing shot, is lad concealing failure to hit target? (9)

10a

One enters shed, a little one in Perth? (5)

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11a

Fool holds relatively silly opinion at first about greeting (4,9)

13a

Twist penny out of shape (8)

15a

Ill-tempered doctor rebelled (6)

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17a

Officer's back in former position (6)

19a

Activity that's unknown for one in commerce (8)

22a

Oscar stops playing bingo in local, like his stepmother? (3-10)

25a

One Russian city or another seen on time (5)

26a

Warning of endless damage facing heavy drinker? (9)

27a

Doctor must ultimately offer no quack remedy (7)

28a

Caught laddie regularly breaking into a fancy school (7)

Down

1d

E.g. Mars and Jupiter, or maybe Pluto going around sun (4)

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2d

Love new place, we hear, at first viewing (2,5)

3d

Look into business making capital (5)

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4d

Former pupil's story about college bar (8)

5d

A work involving love that's twisted? (6)

6d

Rob Roy met with trouble, arriving at place on Mull (9)

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7d

Banker is partly Maori? No, Columbian (7)

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8d

Repeated one's name, struggling to be businesslike (2-8)

12d

Duke is on good terms with Government heavyweight (10)

14d

Critic elected to return and watch entertaining play's opening (3-6)

16d

Country air reduced swelling to start with (8)

18d

Thus securing word of approval, put up places of entertainment (7)

20d

At last give attempt up to crack clue for "poem" (7)

21d

Northern town wants meat past its sell-by date? (6)

23d

One supports companion in Derby? (5)

24d

Out to lunch, ignoring British host (4)