Independent Cryptic #11090

2022-04-29

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Across

1a

Defender was hard, leading to repercussion (8)

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6a

Method to limit volume of the sea, perhaps (4)

9a

Small crease? Don’t be too expansive (6)

10a

Old paper: Wage demand cut after intervention by Prince (7)

11a

Measure of intelligence, say, not quite sorted out (8)

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12a

Some light obtained after a very loud brawl (6)

13a

Obvious uproar at callers being abused (7-5)

16a

Traveller’s joy: bar, and models cavorting (3,4,5)

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19a

Fellow returned, concealed by extra sobriquet (6)

20a

Instrumentalist’s time in Paris good, moving into another city (8)

22a

Bring down our hens for treatment (7)

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23a

Subtlety in article penned by religious figure going to church (6)

24a

Colour specialist: ultimately every colour of the rainbow is seen round about (4)

25a

Chaucerian pilgrim finished interrupting Father and Bishop (8)

Down

2d

Equip expert to limit error in court (8)

3d

Tense exploit held up by Austrian artist (5)

4d

Fruitful aspects of flight, some say (6,3,5)

5d

Dispersed the endless pain around and about the liver (7)

6d

Piece dedicated to Council of Europe and staff (9)

7d

Subordinate against attack I abandoned (6)

8d

Second busy time with Queen repeatedly receiving disdain where pundits opine (8,6)

14d

Chest covering for a chest, possibly (male not female) (9)

15d

Pain after one European abandons environmentally-sound grape variety (8)

17d

Partner mostly upset about wife in European city (7)

18d

Spook seen around your university is rather sweet (6)

21d

British eggs seeing upturn? Excellent! (5)