Independent Cryptic #11063

2022-03-29

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Across

9a

After about twice touring one, fix Middle East vault (5,4)

10a

Tomahawk's helping US city (5)

11a

A Times girl’s heading back from the deepest sea (7)

12a

Dined with lesbian perhaps outside entrance (7)

13a

Split up, avoiding east London landmark (5)

14a

Even pad at No 10's given to top hack (9)

16a

Everywhere where fish sauce goes I left (3,4,3,5)

19a

Racket disturbed racing coach offering food (6,3)

21a

Flyer's fifth design? (5)

22a

As things are, head office wags entertain one (3,2,2)

23a

Leave instruction for execution? (4,3)

24a

State's open society in retreat (5)

25a

Large native flounders nearly new from eastern Med (9)

Down

1d

What happens in 1066, avoiding king's disputed ground (2,4,4)

2d

Ring about Italian youth hostel where councillors meet (4,4)

3d

Remaining American's in for it in team (6)

4d

Aim to swap prison’s central characters (4)

5d

Traveller on old ship, say, upset about Henry's mapmaker? (10)

6d

Pace of favourite’s excessively strong, on reflection (8)

7d

Beagle expert finally achieved a rare victory (6)

8d

Service Yankee vehicle on way north (4)

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14d

Crew's quarters for English man on board (10)

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15d

Power supplier's selfie ruined in combat (6,4)

17d

Italian city's event organised by Scotsman (8)

18d

Part of Turkey's defence alliance, inter alia (8)

20d

Grass over opposite points in US city (6)

21d

Shepherd in Alps plots to cover current grasslands (6)

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22d

Spray weed around start of spring (4)

23d

Sailor's raised in resort (4)