Independent Cryptic #11002

2022-01-17

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Across

1a

Capital gets behind French speaking song (11,3)

10a

Mighty regal Elgar Variations (5)

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11a

Recalls tie in whist wryly (9)

12a

Sow unusual box hedges that flower (7)

13a

Permit creativity (7)

14a

4X? (5)

16a

Severe restrictions result in shoot-out? (9)

19a

Champion Irishman is without doubt not unknown (9)

20a

Snatches short sleep on board (5)

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22a

Rubbish time to dawdle around (7)

25a

Please change name before our wedding (7)

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27a

Indigestion from cola consumed during days off (9)

28a

Savour a kiss (5)

29a

One timid deletion could become a collector's item (7,7)

Down

2d

One flashing a blade in a row (9)

3d

Live close to contaminated water supply (5)

4d

Content to renew spa personnel daily? (9)

5d

Old auction item brought up for praise (5)

6d

Derides the French supporting free hospital ward (9)

7d

Commander elected once more (5)

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8d

Registers open-top cars? Not these days (7)

9d

Deli cited for concealing extract (6)

15d

Passes away with trust distributed around the strongest (9)

17d

Nanny runs media organisation (9)

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18d

Lover imprisoned during China moratorium (9)

19d

Keep changing dialect (7)

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21d

Pet butterfly, perhaps (6)

23d

A service is brought up for tea (5)

24d

Relaxed and let student off (5)

26d

Benefit from rise in old savings account (5)