Independent Cryptic #11049

2022-03-12

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Across

1a

Retreat from area by marsh ground (6)

5a

Fried food with chilli one's put onto greens? (4,4)

9a

Hatchling hiding tail with it (4)

10a

What diner orders contains an off-colour dairy product (6,4)

11a

Thief who was bound for America swallows two drugs (10)

12a

What sleeper does naked in sheets (4)

13a

Way to get lift to conserve energy using complex engineering (2-4)

15a

One still growing green tea abroad (8)

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17a

Console popular nurse beset by rejection (8)

19a

Aristo saving tiny bit of cash shows intelligence (3-3)

21a

Man associated with Nazis? (4)

23a

Gamble, investing reserve when selling's advised (4,6)

25a

Attenborough, say, is one revealing all about animal's skin (10)

26a

Opening with Mahler's Fifth generates yawn (4)

27a

Colourful chatterer's caress entertaining a debauchee (8)

28a

About to park behind European at that place (2-4)

Down

2d

Soprano singer, one covering last of jazz pieces (7)

3d

Lying Conservative in Number Ten endlessly partying (9)

4d

Stupid to roll over stone in centre (5)

5d

Conservative Party Conference, say, with stars (15)

6d

Determined relative maybe camping outside (9)

7d

Like a judge in his garb, swapping sides (5)

8d

Mostly leave out nuts to make eggs (7)

14d

Give cook sandwiches recipe? Rolls will contain this! (9)

16d

Bard's killer guardian clutching a spear? (9)

18d

Chain encircling turned-up collar shows decorative art (7)

20d

Suit jackets pale, worn in dingy cinema (7)

22d

Theresa unabashed to strip off in steamy location (5)

24d

What Angus has to say about abstemious gnome (5)