Independent Cryptic #11106

2022-05-18

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Across

1a

Sculpture, perhaps, of Trump grabbing popular chanteuse's backside (4,3)

5a

Tip the Queen's physician (6)

8a

Want to ignore the first world (5)

9a

Cooked macaroni in rotating glass bowls (8)

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11a

Skin rabbit's head in Vauxhall (9)

12a

Bas-reliefs regularly seen in Van Gogh's home (5)

13a

Set melody on piano (4)

14a

A lot of tea bags are for Spanish maid (8)

18a

Lied about hosting party, getting funds to fight case (5,3)

19a

Confrontation expected by Labour leader (4)

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22a

Delightful plastic purse (5)

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24a

Nits, present and future, start to ruin kitchen implement (3,6)

25a

Mum queuing to take drug intravenously (8)

26a

Halogens found in steep rock face (5)

27a

Grab son, of course (6)

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28a

Shade thrown: be sulky (3,4)

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Down

1d

Finishing with dual nationality? (6,6)

2d

Young child damaged linen rugs (9)

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3d

On the beach, wash more when taking tops off (6)

4d

Where a pig might go to get warm? (6)

5d

Maybe Ivy excited to avoid constant exercise (6,2)

6d

Ashen, but remedy this? (8)

7d

Intersex celebrity's inspiring top (5)

10d

Firearm "a small, trivial matter," claims man yet to see the light (7,5)

15d

Charlotte perhaps meeting sick war hero (9)

16d

Music producer in Spain covered in mud (8)

17d

Be the Chancellor: mostly disagreeable (8)

20d

Exit for one on steamship (6)

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21d

Valiant prince gets blessed (6)

23d

Frank left in distress (5)