Independent Cryptic #11058

2022-03-23

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Across

1a

Sort of seed that might follow Open for a spell (6)

4a

See 27 Across

8a

Off bingo, we're all doing strip poker (6)

9a

Sensational Republican fiddle covered up by Washington (8)

10a

Old royal fighting legendary boxer? Then there'll be fireworks! (6)

11a

Fan urging Queen to be more like Nirvana? (8)

12a

Better witness finally recalling reg number right (8)

15a
13d

(and 13 Down) Little raver dances round Methuselah, a person of some advanced age (4,9)

17a

Biblical son getting some stick, we hear (4)

18a

Long year on International Space Station essentially very hard (8)

20a

Spare piano brought in for Part 3 of Get Back (8)

21a

Original new musical heading to West End (6)

24a

Veterans make relationship public, but not at first (3,5)

25a

Do without - resisting id, then? (6)

26a

Soldier heartlessly sent back makes news (6)

27a
4a

(and 4 Across) Old President Trump gets books by English author (6,6)

Down

1d

Speculative work discussed a couple of hypothetical variants; ... (3-2)

2d

... another is turning up with gamma, oddly (5)

3d

Symbols in gospel linked with one or two older books (8)

5d

One's used to Count Dracula ripping layers off and biting through bits of muscle (6)

6d

Old aunt and gran upset a relative of ours (9)

7d

Perhaps skinny superhero's clothing falls off in the middle of deli (9)

9d

Might they find fault with your setter, potentially giving grid one star? (3,8)

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13d

See 15 Across

14d

Given this, heir's now drunk on power (9)

16d

Mean or represent or merely mean to represent (5,3)

19d

It's Austen on one side, latterly, or the Queen if you turn it over (6)

22d

Some uncouth rumours creating buzz (5)

23d

Fussy eater kicked off when given the wrong starter (5)