Independent Cryptic #11082

2022-04-20

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Across

1a

'Junky': guy popping pills (5)

4a

Repriced a broken bottle in the booze aisle (4,5)

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9a

See 25 Down

10a

Worker is against wearing blue (5)

11a

'O, Romeo, perchance turmoil at last has been vanquished' (4)

12a

Special batter added to fish balls (10)

15a

Skip about in Polish coat (9)

17a

Extract from probe's eye-wateringly gross (5)

18a

A particular tone expressed by high-flying Americans beginning to lecture (5)

20a

Me, by a table-top: 'where the F is the spread?' (4,5)

22a

Removing trousers the Queen is making use of (10)

24a

Bits of paper from behind the back of shelf (4)

26a

The sovereign King Charles's head is cut off during cruel revolution (5)

27a

Beat outlaw with an awl-tip to show who's boss (3,6)

28a

Yes, cranes fly - it's inevitable (9)

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29a

Lord of a Belgian province (5)

Down

1d

Prudence, leading on without a vision? (6,5)

2d

Former prisoner leaves firm to make stools (7)

3d

Paddleboat's left side or its terminus (4)

4d

Krapp's Last Tape's opening in an old family theatre (5)

5d

'Black Hole' in India associated with a historic place name (9)

6d

Fruit delivered on horseback - it's a gentle run round (10)

7d

Glue parts damaged by idiot's spill (7)

8d

Sun god the origin of yellow beam (3)

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13d

Child's play that's presented at birthday party (5,2,4)

14d

Company car takes on vacation those that may be upset (5-5)

16d

IT manual? (4,5)

19d

Call back to support the woman that used to make gramophone records (7)

21d

Wise man with small gold crown making something for breakfast (7)

23d

Penny gently fills, nay, saturates, this garment (5)

25d
9a

(and 9 Across) "Yesterday" he wrote, accurately, "with slip-up forgotten, Mum finally relaxed" (4,9)

26d

Be on ladder (3)