Independent Cryptic #11044

2022-03-07

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Across

9a

Old skeptic is one of six (7)

10a

A new note delivered for receiver (7)

11a

I'm beginning to enjoy getting dressed outside, it's alleged (7)

12a

Transfer around one thousand, counted in tens (7)

13a

Old toilet-trained literary parvenu (9)

15a

Marks's partner uncovered small change (5)

16a

Start to consider problem about losing 1,000 alpaca? (7)

19a

In the past, resented lunatic eating insects (7)

20a

Layabout led astray in centre of Beirut (5)

21a

Mum's three sons touring public school (9)

25a

Leader of council ushered back outside with plan to make a passionate speech (7)

26a

Examination of tart, turned over and covered in honey (7)

28a

Having enough money for alcohol? (7)

29a

Quite a few leavers on a spree (7)

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Down

1d

Presided over police department that's rotten (6)

2d

Native American's refusal to drink coffee from the south (6)

3d

Clear out, getting rid of small stuff (4)

4d

Surrounded by a fog enveloping first bit of descent (6)

5d

Imagine old man stealing unknown quantity of paper (8)

6d

Put aside large building designed primarily to support farm animals (10)

7d

Piece of music in 'Omen' maybe brought up as a reminder (8)

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8d

Part of house finally being fit on completion (5,3)

14d

Damaged condition of patients before and after a doctor has seen them? (3-7)

16d

It's naive to refrigerate unfinished food (8)

17d

Spy enigmatic clue? Just a bit (8)

18d

Bug in the house - it's muted, curiously (4,4)

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22d

Reveal sources of new material in University Challenge (6)

23d

Regularly re-enact our rep performance again (6)

24d

It's shrewd to stifle a triumphant cry on one's own (6)

27d

Winger went to ground easily in the US (4)