Independent Cryptic #11104

2022-05-16

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Across

1a

Drab regime ultimately established by doctor (3,4)

5a

Around one, check on really old Muscovite? (6)

8a

Bring in from abroad a French badger (9)

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9a

Opening bridges mechanic has manufactured (5)

11a

Imprisonment having stolen university gown (5)

12a

Zero tax on tavern exposed Tory moderniser (9)

13a

An opportunity to buy cheap barrier for water (5,3)

15a

Nutcases operated within intelligence service (6)

17a

Wanting Cliff covers to compile (6)

19a

Design area to host mass meal (5,3)

22a

Releases remains after relative essentially expired (9)

23a

Rooks circling are not so commonly seen (5)

24a

Fellow internally reconfigured giant workshop (5)

25a

Fair daughter abducted from Asian emperor (9)

26a

Part of nose mum's unbandaged after a month (6)

27a

End section of each silo basically rotated (7)

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Down

1d

Venetian pro's fit for game (9,4)

2d

Insects paired off across top of trees (7)

3d

Makes containers articulated (5)

4d

Priests use this relic perhaps in northern land (8)

5d

Vessels belonging to chef? (6)

6d

Depravity while vicar turned the opposite way (4,5)

7d

Continue feeding a German protein (7)

10d

Inaccurate Armenian chart: it's abysmal (7,6)

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14d

Wild cats gulping noodle soup, bread and wine (9)

16d

Main problem for the Brexiteers (5,3)

18d

Strapping below tibia lost finally on the run (2,5)

20d

They're regularly on very small stations (7)

21d

This group should arguably go on first in 19 (3,3)

23d

Egg squashed by short river creature (5)