Independent Cryptic #11018

2022-02-04

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Across

1a

Instrument brought by tenor and bass on entering European city (8)

6a

Physiologist father, very affectionate? Not half (6)

9a

Birds, a source of inspiration, appearing tail first (4)

10a

Fuel active in the cart, pumped (10)

11a

Republican claims aid misdirected in reforming spirit (10)

12a

King’s dismissing good material (4)

13a

Indifferent doctor keeping one sitting in pool (8)

15a

Fruit: cat taking most of a small amount (6)

17a

Independent critic’s initial title recalled part of one of O’Neill’s (6)

19a

Warning new version of CSI about approach to court work? (8)

21a

Bridge team being eaten by opponents is source of headlines (4)

23a

Cake turned bad when packing in pasta (10)

25a

University engaged in a second reading, following normal practice (2,3,5)

26a

Lowdown rat, ultimately, or courteous fellow? (4)

27a

Arrived with lots of property (6)

28a

A colt with a mane is theatrical (8)

Down

2d

Current element in fashion provoking furious response (7)

3d

Gosh! A lot of criticism is heading for major esoteric belief (9)

4d

Old American meat picked up in American city (5)

5d

Half of couple blocking middle of scenery in Ravel? (7)

6d

Variable item measuring the length of some text? (9)

7d

Who’d be foremost in various interesting church activities, right? (5)

8d

Be around for longer than discarded cobbler’s tool (7)

14d

Understood opponents to be taking on honest Democrat (9)

16d

Speech on gloom somehow upset international group (9)

18d

English league spot initially seized by endlessly downmarket soccer club (7)

19d

Methodology applicable to most of Disney film (7)

20d

Session in pub is resounding after start fails (7)

22d

Power in source exemplified in outer columns? (5)

24d

Positive reception elevated story about Cuba (5)