Independent Cryptic #11034

2022-02-23

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Across

1a

Pleads with inspiring member of parliament to reveal bent members (3,4)

5a

Team being broadcast is not facing the front (4-2)

8a

Fritter reportedly might affect this? (5)

9a

Insectivore's tense, enthralled by American cattle with heads in electric railings (8)

11a

Sailors to fake performance metric (4,5)

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12a

Filling holes is game for children in part of New Zealand (5)

13a

Mother of Parisian sent back Dutch produce (4)

14a

Don't provide enough support for carpet company, essentially, for final part of revival (8)

18a

Segment for organisation to describe current engagements (8)

19a

Benefit of metalloid with no resistance (4)

22a

Retiring televangelist exposes body part (5)

24a

I slept with ten cooks, which is likely to lead to infectious disease (9)

25a

Conclude Ireland is backward and second-rate (8)

26a

Before lunch, finally manage to go back in time (5)

27a

Protein excess seen regularly (6)

28a

Dodgy lawyer restricted by flashy stereotype (7)

Down

1d

Speculate about angrier chaps' confusion (12)

2d

Reptile in zoo died, replaced by aardvark ultimately (4,5)

3d

No Trump may enter European country uncastrated (6)

4d

Inadequate soprano is unable to start to yodel (6)

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5d

Important moment in match, when one might turn to jelly? (3,5)

6d

Police search boxing ring for fish (8)

7d

Work together to remove two layers of clothing in musical performance (5)

10d

Criminal excited by hot dancers (4,8)

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15d

Tired due to partying after photo-op, oddly (6,3)

16d

Reclines in muddy sediment, which is most ridiculous (8)

17d

African film about swindle in Austria is boring (8)

20d

Old personal assistant's becoming underworld boss (6)

21d

About to leave oil production plant in glad rags (6)

23d

Corrupt path very regressive (5)