Independent Cryptic #11094

2022-05-04

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Across

1a

I could be Moses, in spirit? (13)

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8a

Great inventor born in 1847 lives! (4)

9a

Like some chips? Nick most of cutlery that's free (7-3)

10a

Nut found in salmon dish (6)

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11a

Former president, Republican, stood for election, originally typecast as deviant (8)

12a

Reportedly whitewash pot for sand-loving plant (4,5)

14a

Refuse to acknowledge study's ending in ignominy (4)

15a

Stare in amazement as doctor interacts with hospital department (4)

16a

Importance of mating due to be re-evaluated (9)

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20a

Eavesdrop on row that's more substantial (8)

21a

Bother about church's formality (6)

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23a

Complete aural experience found in inlets with land jutting out (10)

24a

Urinated on the counter, which is meaningful (4)

25a

Workers on the ground: "Primarily, today's education is cosseting kids" (13)

Down

1d

In a perfect world, fish with friend (7)

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2d

Disease control: nothing can take the place of church (5)

3d

Cryptographer once read about eliminating American (7)

4d

Flight circling in airspace trials small buggy (6,9)

5d

Most of New York redevelopment is in less densely populated islands (6)

6d

One close to home, seriously (2,7)

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7d

Regularly turn up with a new vacuous celebrity, resulting in repeated shirking (7)

13d

Intensely keen to strip around noon, and love exposing tongue (9)

15d

My desire for Australian port (7)

17d

Women's penetrating aroma before bit of a kip is not a problem (2,5)

18d

Start to don uniform in which one is looking for mate - a classy woman (7)

19d

Characters with current breathing apparatus (3,3)

22d

Europeans died falling in mountains (5)