Independent Cryptic #11043

2022-03-05

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Across

8a

Say love stifles resistance for this reason (4)

9a

Lose one's temper with intimidating woman that's often found in bed (10)

10a

Bird embodied by headless god for all time (8)

11a

Sweet drink's beginning to be commonest contributory factor to rotten teeth (6)

12a

Welcome department's first study being kept secret (6)

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13a

Plant requiring poor drainage (8)

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15a

Basic component of Windows is nonsensical for the most part (4)

17a

Poverty-stricken Germany returned to slump (5)

19a

Cook starts to serve someone piece of cake (4)

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20a

Debacle upset university dons prepared to attend lectures? (8)

22a

Part of warfare's ultimate outcome (6)

24a

Dog's home outside of London keen to relocate (6)

26a

Maker of Top Gear wrongfully punches Underground worker (8)

27a

"Undetermined" ulterior motives are finally shown in a different light (10)

28a

Heat-resistant mineral is electrochemically bonded (4)

Down

1d

Tarted up multicoloured clothes couturier's assistant sent back (10)

2d

50% of horses and riders are beastly (6)

3d

Dispensed diagnoses overlooking nothing unusual (8)

4d

Change university having left to be a model (4)

5d

Who deals with English nonsense the author had written up? (6)

6d

Former American president is comical orange character (8)

7d

The sound of river's gentle flow (4)

13d

Inappropriate sexual act involving G-string? (5)

14d

State where one isn't comfortable and could never settle? (10)

16d

Publican glimpsed cycling after contemptible customers? (8)

18d

Standard variant of gene lacking final base is equivalent (8)

21d

Half contradicted mean and beastly outburst (6)

23d

Disgrace of character in The Iliad besieging Troy (6)

25d

Peer losing case, every twelve months (4)

26d

Characteristically male - heartless and savage (4)