Independent Cryptic #11050

2022-03-14

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Across

1a

Resist getting extremely legitimate catch (6)

4a

Morning Star backs strike over nouveau riche types (8)

9a

Street urchin, good playing with an Xbox? (6)

10a

Individual awfully proud to install terrific shower (8)

12a

Travel sickness cure nearly required preceding American flight westwards (3,2,3)

13a

Attending church, take off warm garment (6)

15a

Encounter Tory female of note oddly overwhelmed by Budget (13)

18a

Business bash entitles rogue male to enter (13)

22a

Cricket side, target for insult (6)

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24a

Like pedestrianised town centre that keeps people ultimately happy (8)

26a

Metal lamp unit is wobbly (8)

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27a

One replacing hero finally in powerful series (6)

28a

Not entirely lament breaking appointment to become representative (8)

29a

Couple ranting vacuously about hospital expansion (6)

Down

1d

Disheartened boy admits in retrospect virtually brilliant crime (6)

2d

Sharing guilt of politician stopping firm meeting legal requirements (9)

3d

Light article probing origin of little-known seabird (7)

5d

Spurning Independent, this setter's certainly in a frenzy (4)

6d

Ordinary Russian chap, cycling before everyone rises (7)

7d

Absence of lovemaking mostly restricts old marriage? (5)

8d

Police officer gets near criminal (8)

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11d

City Editor disturbed over leader in Times (7)

14d

Fascinate English student, describing books he read regularly (7)

16d

Playwright, powerless to compete with audience asking questions (9)

17d

Got back produce somehow, having arrested European (8)

19d

Injunction imposed on top man in financial sector (7)

20d

Horse-rider beset by uneven terrain (7)

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21d

Distance from line that a gunner periodically moved up (6)

23d

Slight trouble following loud celebration essentially (5)

25d

Broken sculpture (4)