Independent Cryptic #11054

2022-03-18

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Across

8a

Take place of our team, getting promoted around end of year (5)

9a

Grant a couple of pounds in the past, to go round Perth area (9)

10a

Difficulty in moving train i.e. after wreck (7)

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11a

Unusual rocky material enthralling science graduate attending university (7)

12a

Expected back around ten initially - English study (5)

14a

A lot of additional material arrived back, offering little substance (9)

17a

European people, very smart, though changing at the end (5)

18a

Letter from Greece slipped into our house (3)

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19a

Poet runs into pub, expressing final line (5)

20a

Showering and seducing, leading with the other hand (9)

22a

F, say, for ‘flying insect’ (5)

23a

Number in computer support, for instance, having little hesitation providing mathematical quantity (7)

25a

Asian currency cartel linked to awkward customer? (7)

27a

Nice show of friendliness, encouraging you to go! (3,6)

28a

Cost to be paid when hosting Republican internet pest (5)

Down

1d

Ponder rise in total energy (4)

2d

Isotope has decayed, achieving final state (10)

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3d

King and Queen worried about a martial activity (6)

4d

Director in part picked up business in rich area (8)

5d

Has debt, large, covering our group (4)

6d

Irish party suppressing new fad, left-wing and philistine (10)

7d

Philosopher’s name enshrined by revolutionary generation (4)

8d

Anvil user hammered without exception (9)

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13d

Not welcoming one nursed by worried nun - coming to call is cancelled (10)

15d

Exclusive group - I left organisation of alumni getting it set up (10)

16d

Face Conservative in most recent uprising regarding speech (9)

18d

Unduly force bar staff to welcome one (8)

21d

Dull time turning over small space in yard? (6)

23d

European country investing in oil mostly upset Nigerian people (4)

24d

Bring up Government dispute (4)

26d

Sentimentality and a dash of dreaminess can be excellent (4)

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