Independent Cryptic #11026

2022-02-14

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Across

1a

Black and white clothing starts to chafe kids in the team (6)

4a

Fine lines that chin gets after shaving unevenly (8)

9a

Independently, Scottish poll indicates foreign laws widely hated (9)

11a

Sent abroad, son settles in the sticks? (5)

12a

Land, intending immediate departure? (4)

13a

Sailor selling freight caught on board A1 Greek ship (10)

14a

Front or back half of train, Carol's deciding (8)

16a

Policemen are within their rights to stun (6)

18a

Practice docked damn cat (6)

19a

Stone church used to store brown chicken feed (8)

21a

Paper bound to note its owner's views (10)

23a

Just a little short of quality (4)

25a

Nothing an American makes works (5)

26a

Boss I introduced to nude swimming without thinking it through (9)

27a

Energetic spinner clever with tail end (8)

28a

Meanwhile, Johnson keeps trotting out the same phrases over and over (3,3)

Down

1d

Ubiquitous packaging company bottles wine (7)

2d

Holiday flat swapped for the house? (6,2,7)

3d
22d

(and 22 Down) Query after knives stuck in butter churned on truck (2,2,5)

5d

Turn blade on steam-boat having lost pressure (5)

6d

Make a soldier inspect lines (9)

7d

Musician that's smart until ten is getting changed (15)

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8d

D'Artagnan's home with a couple of rabbits (7)

10d

Maybe an ass covered in spangles gets cheeks pinched (6)

15d

One takes longer running cool wash with extra cold (9)

17d

The sixth sense is related to wine (6)

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18d

Leave bank having emptied 'savings account' and duck into greasy spoon (4,3)

20d

Lord made poorly, died leaving his estate (7)

22d

See 3 Down

24d

Good vibrations pet sounds (4)