Independent Cryptic #11064

2022-03-30

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Across

1a

Fairly inflexible suits sent back by swimmer (8)

5a

Defeat extremists in erroneous 20 (6)

9a

Delight in meadows with neat fencing (8)

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10a

Experienced hand for one turning into red dwarf? (6)

12a

4 released rattlesnake skin (5)

13a

New stunted generation of NZ flora (5,4)

14a

Busy bee, essentially following Law 4 (6)

16a

Keeping rat goes badly (7)

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19a

Having recovered from illness, that's 4! (4,3)

21a

Johns possibly arranged singly (6)

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23a

Tale with twist near the end does possibly describe warship (9)

25a

Reserve normal in the south-east (5)

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26a

Release the French promote (3,3)

27a

Preparing to study one in Scots government (8)

28a

Maybe Harry's adopted 20? (6)

29a

Providing flexible gas loans (2,4,2)

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Down

1d

Drink dispenser wrong to put hot soup in (6)

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2d

The same citadel in trouble (9)

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3d

Film director one of Britain's old 20 (5)

4d
20d

(and 20 Down) Criminal Wagner remains out of prison (11)

6d

40 naked prostitutes, which is anything but 4 (9)

7d

Row about German cat (5)

8d

Doctor 4, maybe very Catholic before start of Reformation (8)

11d

4 20 goes off course (4)

15d

Wheel lining beer tun in development (5,4)

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17d

Arousing orphan heard having sex (9)

18d

Violins initially tuned well for loud little spins (8)

20d

See 4 Down

21d

Doctor 4's stones (7)

22d

Considers 20, say (6)

24d

Type of sauce possibly covering toasted asparagus starters (5)

25d

Boring dweeb 4 when turned over (5)