Independent Cryptic #11111

2022-05-24

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Across

9a

Performing with the bishop, everyone's alert (2,3,4)

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10a

Slow growth of fruits over on top of tree (5)

11a

Peer at one monarch once (7)

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12a

Short drunk guy's gleaming (7)

13a

New planet lacking core at a lower level formerly (5)

14a

Subject quietly matures after treatment with heroin (4,5)

16a

Cox tours Lapland excitedly indicating stars (6,3,6)

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19a

C&A perhaps distributed crates here? (9)

21a

Keep quiet about unfashionable quarter (5)

22a

After excavation, oddly reveal Athena's alter ego (7)

23a

Clive set out to patrol fringes of English Channel (7)

24a

Stage Irish revolts star (5)

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25a

Northern city, where to find Nemo vessel (9)

Down

1d

Stargazer's firm and hurtful, dismissing moon (10)

2d

Celeb spotted revolutionary nicking rare film (4,4)

3d

Top nut occupies spot on height (6)

4d

Priest embraces perfect couple (4)

5d

Enthused, a couple of students sack party (3,5,2)

6d

Music firm once blocking old unaccompanied Elvis hit (1,4,3)

7d

Brilliant cryptic clue books (6)

8d

'Let It Be' record released by music group (4)

14d

Where to see stars arrange film song (10)

15d

Lord's big shot edgy about Home Secretary's telepathy? (5,5)

17d

In Paris they talk about Oscar being conditionally freed (2,6)

18d

Foreign articles on singing star rocket (8)

20d

Nice guy, say, stands up to go back (6)

21d

Second woman's cutting training field (6)

22d

Writing about Arab world (4)

23d

Test quartet in Virginia (4)