Independent Cryptic #11024

2022-02-11

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Across

1a

Reserve defender no longer on the bench? (6)

5a

Crustacean collapse will come about if biosecurity finally reversed (8)

9a

Favourite of vegetarians in most of university (4)

10a

Cosmetics? Flimsy stuff is vexing (10)

11a

Support a sort of Buddhist quality? That takes effrontery (10)

12a

Old bad actors overlooking a measure of resistance (4)

13a

Naval officer in a condition to become deserter (8)

15a

Company behind it is involved in odd bits of some TV show (6)

17a

Almost everyone beset by vermin will show hostility (6)

19a

Many heading off in pursuit of refuge for poor people (4-4)

21a

European city seen in October and November meeting (4)

23a

Russian director almost ready to probe 14? (10)

25a

University recently adopting shortened term? Finally (10)

26a

Early Hanoverian with hint of total determination (4)

27a

British and French are adopting long trousers (8)

28a

By no means the leading set of equipment for a new pet (6)

Down

2d

Apparently hay crop’s ruined? Such things are not entirely accepted (9)

3d

Awkward American trick’s ending skating manoeuvre (5)

4d

One fruit coming up amidst vegetable garden feature (7)

5d

Party game enciphers wishes in a funny way (7,8)

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6d

Answer points about origin of extremely discriminatory people (7)

7d

Excessive coming in to fake name no longer known (9)

8d

No longer a common motivation to train second squad (5)

14d

Trail is enthralling one tense researcher (9)

16d

Not unhappy greeting French resort, being in a delicate situation (2,4,3)

18d

Passage remains presented in speech, offering protection for viewer (7)

20d

Artist showing limits to vanity and heartless cheek (3,4)

22d

English monarch dismissing first King’s Mathematician (5)

24d

Drunk later today? That’s not on (5)