Independent Cryptic #11073

2022-04-09

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Across

1a

Pop out wearing skates, perhaps - dapper (7)

5a

Claimant's answer caught cocaine addict (7)

9a

Groucho's prop is somewhat tragicomic on reflection (5)

10a

Dinosaur dung fleece has in lining (9)

11a

In retrospect mostly row about a row (3)

12a

Recycling paper's sustainable - with a twentyfold increase at the start to make it significant (11)

13a

Climbers compete in Iceland (5)

15a

Ultimately appreciate Banksy the street artist's fashionable - an issue for some readers (9)

17a

It's an assumed name, originally signed over first bit of wall - according to reports? (9)

19a

Maybe snipe and fight over case for divorce (5)

20a

Claret and fortified wine on board ship - they're deadly (5,6)

21a

Wreath that is returned after end of funeral (3)

22a

Two gangsters filling airline sickbag regularly - it's stringy? (9)

23a

Down following defeat (5)

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24a

Expert support surrounding good pupil (7)

25a

In the nude, Men Only models bringing forward current recruits (7)

Down

1d

Plants piece of information with politicians using timeshare arrangement (9)

2d

Golf rookie finally breaking par reveals electronic device (5)

3d

Raids Asda or Nisa stores from the south (7)

4d

I upset her vampire bats - ignoring adult one who's expected to turn into a count, say (4,11)

5d

Gambling site criminally menaced amateurs (9,6)

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6d

Condemn group of sisters making nurse be in charge (7)

7d

Cupboard love, camp poet inspired (9)

8d

Scale the Andes, for example (5)

14d

Mess created by Inuit moving bearskin rug initially with igloo in disarray (9)

16d

DEA agent is suspicious one's a plant (9)

18d

Uni led astray over principle of gallows humour (7)

19d

Pensive debut for 'Who's On First Base' - missing second part of routine (7)

20d

Style of jazz, Auntie heard on gramophone, essentially (5)

21d

Raids backfiring, say, Vice Squad's leader (5)