Independent Cryptic #11006

2022-01-21

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Across

1a

Making shooters in mug things will get wild! (11)

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7a

Coach pal to make final beginning of September (3)

9a

Old Algerian leader always backed bishops and sacred leaders (5)

10a

Erosive changes in two rivers and an artificial lake (9)

11a

For this, ultimate of cops gets hot food to eat later? (8)

12a

Light-coloured tie worn by large European (6)

14a

Left-wing member associated with Keir originally (4)

15a

Here there are six Genevans I'm having to get sorted (5,5)

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18a

A place to pull in gay bar, dancing with fourteen? (7,3)

19a

Conservative produced a torrent of wind on radio (4)

22a

Drink I knocked over that half-cut Libran got in (6)

24a

Around lunchtime, woo Her Maj or hanger-on of hers? (8)

26a

Baby's head gets stuck in unusually antique font (9)

27a

Pale-looking player who’ll make the first move? (5)

28a

Top player snapping off front tip of stud in pitch (3)

29a

Full sunset aroused foremost of seducer's sexual desire (11)

Down

1d

Rat on lawn young man’s best friend initially avoided (5,2)

2d

Inn or brae running? That's a very simple decision! (2-7)

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3d

Fog and rain at the front enveloping European man (6)

4d

Trio strung up in deliberately violent interrogations (10)

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5d

Former capital of Moldavia is excellent to go around (4)

6d

Clothes Heather's accidentally getting back to front? (8)

7d

Tan bairn's bottom after bit of bother and argument (5)

8d

Vets test for disease on southern tip of Falklands (7)

13d

Look at what HGV driver might do with old fellow! (3,1,4,2)

16d

Mass murder? I clued it awfully after last of rum! (9)

17d

Call volunteers close to Mull to save island animal (8)

18d

Be outstanding in job (for a limited period only) (7)

20d

Don't pick up so much stuff in Bow, being thus? (7)

21d

Dryer blocked by washer at its base, getting tool (6)

23d

Crap coke and drop of acid upset one doing lines (5)

25d

The big man in the sky is sent up by small men (4)