Independent Cryptic #11125

2022-06-09

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Across

1a

Place school in special measures to remove head? (6)

4a

Operation involving 24 or 25 led by police officer (8)

9a

Sources of satisfaction certainly involved in requests (9)

11a

Non-sparkling wine is not made with this (5)

12a

Nameless drunk now needs clothes (7)

13a

Demands an unspecified number of stories from reporter (7)

14a

Pariah state's one source of comfort following Conservative's loss (9)

17a

Books university dons published (3)

19a

Delight in Irish writer rejecting church (3)

20a

Place dog next to puppy's mother? (9)

22a

Floor assistants delivered for many years (7)

25a

This thing is potentially revealing (7)

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27a

Demonstrated child accepts husband and wife being divorced (5)

28a

Thoughtless niggle managed to conceal onset of depression (9)

29a

Fail to observe religious celebration (8)

30a

More evenly-matched clubs are deprived of runs (6)

Down

1d

Operation inverted current total held by computer in numbers? (3,5)

2d

Minor adjustment lacking ability to support argument's conclusion (5)

3d

Army scout redeployed, as per standard practice (9)

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5d

Children came out without daughter (5)

6d

Supplementary part of document belonging to firm (5)

7d

Bring up delay about information technology I set up (9)

8d

I'm impressed the French almost lied about checks (2,4)

10d

International athlete drinks more fluid (7)

15d

Protesters aim to overpower soldiers finally (9)

16d

Predecessor to number one hit leads to New Order getting name about (7)

17d

What cannot be contained as filling for bedcovers and pillows? (9)

18d

Limit state and work endlessly for most sincere sycophant? (8)

21d

American party accepting Democrat succeeded makes sense (4,2)

23d

Racket game that's only found in Australia (5)

24d

Witness accepts partners holding hands in hearing? (5)

26d

Visitors having no time to judge, given little information (5)