Independent Cryptic #11028

2022-02-16

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Across

1a
28a

(and 28 Across) Fast one of 14's 22, Chuck, having yen to embrace Dundonian? (6,8)

4a
14a

(and 14 Across) Engineer, single eccentric, keeping Irish horse seller occasionally feeds (3,5,7)

10a

Share opinion with one occupying cleaner seat at table (4,5)

11a

Asian vehicle concealed in Kensington Gardens (5)

12a

When Independent replaces article, all is not well (3)

13a

Rotten dogs devouring maleand 14's nuts? (3,3,5)

14a

See 4 Across

16a

Old woman left with fat duck, or faster one of 14's 22 (7)

18a

Indian dish of arsenic that bamboo-lover ingests (7)

20a

Hidden in underground cell, edging away from mice (7)

22a

Insane reasons to provide engines with wheels (11)

25a

Climber in training area (3)

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26a

Singer finds meaning (5)

27a

One's achievement in not missing a trick? (5,4)

28a

See 1 Across

29a

Check story contents, revealing Trojan prince (6)

Down

1d

Taking no food following a painful little wound (7)

2d

Those making peak calls so elderly must suffer (9)

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3d

North American food wife leaves as snack (5)

5d

Top taken from sign greeting married Muslim man? (7)

6d

King Cole united assembly as anticipated (9)

7d

Spirits and dope used by team? (5)

8d

Rubbishy dailies were in contact (7)

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9d

Exclude secretively deceitful drinker (6)

15d

Identifying features with millions in exaltation (9)

17d

George in seventh heaven almost opening a packet (9)

18d

Exercise hard with a cheek raised (7)

19d

One island against another? Not entirely (7)

20d

Warning at Caped Crusader's residence earlier (6)

21d

Sir Keir's companion, not good man, influencer? (7)

23d

Roman censor to entertain new division in poem (5)

24d

Small border for growth in wet ground (5)