Independent Cryptic #11103

2022-05-14

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Across

1a

Overindulge in irrational complaint (3,3)

5a

Ted and Barney perhaps fly out of here (8)

9a

Allegorist can put any bananas in bread roll (4,6)

10a

Try to move river to the west, but it won't fly (4)

11a

Short, round friend of Dorothy (4)

13a

Very early or mid-April, possibly (10)

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14a

Old king earl left in indebted state? (8)

15a

One's woolly reasoning, at first - it holds water (4)

17a

It's for roasting clues written the wrong way (4)

19a

Dig up old wine and case of turpentine (8)

22a

Saving energy, old man means to call for 27's car (10)

23a

Bittern, egret, swallows, eagle (4)

24a

It's admitted by twirling aristocrat with a bow (4)

25a

Digs plots of land, interrupted by poser (10)

27a

Big cheese steak centrally in French meat wraps (8)

28a

Edging of garter that hurts curmudgeon (6)

Down

2d

Resolve current refusal to admit to defeat (4,3)

3d

Have attire for ball that doesn't start (3)

4d

Foolishness of US leader once, really losing head (8)

5d

Work for kids in regularly cheeky, repeated scams (3,6,6)

6d

What baby's wrapped in, returning home in a day (6)

7d

Tucking into junk, devour cooked dish (4,7)

8d

Old and mean, but not initially too old (7)

12d

Man in public to display cheek, like 5 Down's cow (4,3,4)

16d

Ruses succeeded with Communist rulers of China (8)

18d

App for reading, say, in school (7)

20d

Type of sex magic's brief function to begin with (7)

21d

Sweet couple of 27s heading north (6)

26d

Business institution demoting top figure (3)