Independent Cryptic #11065

2022-03-31

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Across

1a

Five characters evidently following revolutionary piano course (8)

6a

"The lady ain't for turning"the initial form of Thatcher's mantra (4)

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10a

One conditionally released gets a job in gym (7)

11a

Native Australians overcoming fetish about bush tea (7)

12a

Escort drug dealer out of Portugal (5)

13a

50% of girls in class give incorrect responses (9)

14a

Old hit number I am performing with matron (2,10,3)

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17a

Ominous heathens demolished residence of London dignitary (3,7,5)

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20a

Somebody's providing ample food (3,6)

22a

Happy, perhaps, and content to read war fiction (5)

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23a

Raver, rattling on outside, went on too long (7)

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24a

Never to be forgotten with the passing of time? Wrong (7)

25a

Boss has mate round (4)

26a

Left home to visit relative (8)

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Down

2d

Firm that originally rejected protective cover (4,3)

3d

Separatists spout about forbidding pop music essentially (7,7)

4d

His mentor scattered particles in vacuum tubes? (9)

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5d

Beginning to rake in loads of money in minor charges (5)

7d

During economic upswing nurses primarily lost out (2,5)

8d

After metamorphosis, Samsa leaves (5)

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9d

Despondent men didn't show up at work (4,2,3,5)

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10d

Satisfied with fruit drop (7)

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15d

Historical African island, one to the north of Angola (9)

16d

Oral massage perfect, but not entirely necessary (7)

18d

Composer ignored by a novelist and painter (2,5)

19d

In difficult situation having finished active service? (2,1,4)

20d

Northerner who sings bass given choice of court cards (5)

21d

Sea rangers regularly observed seabirds (5)