Independent Cryptic #11041

2022-03-03

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Across

1a

Charge European for taking in a show (8)

5a

Two trios from Bratislava backing a film (6)

10a

Perhaps police suspect bent on lorry's contents getting circulated as accustomed? (2,3,6,4)

11a

Being on a slippery slope, Keir Starmer primarily screwed up (5)

12a

Quite sketchy summary, see? (9)

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13a

Boaters in Wash start marshalling (5,4)

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15a

Caught spring in lip (5)

16a

Hostility once stopped by old diplomat (5)

18a

Return to position with ease -- your shot (2,3,4)

20a

Clergyman introducing measure about solvers' and setter's behaviour (9)

23a

Duck out of initially destructive inclination (5)

25a

Perhaps flounder on deck? I'm uncomfortable in this situation (1,4,3,2,5)

26a

Ditch fish around river (6)

27a

Famous singer in Queen on sign, for example (3,5)

Down

1d

Traces icon that's appearing intermittently (5)

2d

More eccentric, as Sheila is to Gemma according to Morse (7)

3d

Remove cover from extremely large plant boxes (5,4)

4d

Run into pack round walk (5)

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6d

Silver disc is too much for a composer (5)

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7d

Tiny measure restricting mostly genuine US author (7)

8d

Cryptically deem a place for sealing? (9)

9d

Terribly nerdy USA state in contradiction some time ago (8)

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13d

Firm quick to pursue advantage (9)

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14d

Trite magazine having heads sacked, as Time demonstrated by a show of hands? (8)

15d

More than one shop's closing in flood contained by locks (9)

17d

Patch up rage that can never die (7)

19d

Just finished play, having censored the odd bits (7)

21d

One-off publicity on unlimited Dairy Box collection, say (2,3)

22d

Right to perfect red or white wine (5)

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24d

No time to fear slip (5)