Independent Cryptic #11081

2022-04-19

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Across

1a

Daughter wearing insane headgear (8)

6a

Wander aimlessly around eastern part of Thar Desert (6)

9a

Dull bishops defending European Union (6)

10a

Eventually accepting heartless act is personal (8)

11a

Get sick on second cruise (4)

12a

Covers for disused sockets? (3,7)

14a

Range of Bond villains briefly united with M (8)

16a

Chap nursing old grievance (4)

18a

Dig earth after 11 (4)

19a
23d

(and 23 Down) Adapting Othello, Jerry incorporates German flag (3,5,5)

21a

Butchered mink, alpaca and llama, say (4,6)

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22a

Army recruits discontented mariners (4)

24a

Pipers playing before queen start to exude sweat (8)

26a

Being brought up somewhere else, reportedly (6)

27a

Task force from Irish county picked up attorney (6)

28a

Reclusive storyteller engaging model in saucy stuff (8)

Down

2d

Domain of Delaware Nation (5)

3d

Make sure Spitting Image is given European broadcast (6-5)

4d

Boxing heavyweight, raised outside Lima, eaten by bear (5,3)

5d

Good God! British seem upset about retired clergyman getting married (6,2,7)

6d

Maiden bus tour oddly avoided Alabama? It's common! (6)

7d

Spirit of revolutionary Greek character underpinning resistance (3)

8d

Promptly abandoned in Athlone (2,3,4)

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13d

Say something to curb Left's conduct (11)

15d

Ship from Portugal at back of queue entering waterway (9)

17d

General climbs aboard a hulk in order to punish 22? (8)

20d

Articles claiming drink leads to heartache (6)

23d

See 19 Across

25d

Main suspect eludes arrest initially (3)

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