Independent Cryptic #11140

2022-06-27

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Across

1a

It's no good running (13)

8a

Religious portrait Tees does? (4)

9a

John is seen with child stars (5,5)

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10a

Last tsar going commando might some say? (8)

11a

Ring back in no more than 59 seconds? (6)

13a

Admirer, ardent indeed, rebuffed in North and South for nothing (5,5)

16a

Surge? This does, regularly (4)

17a

Taking most of bed, the fat lady? (4)

18a

Booking weak comedian (6,4)

20a

One in duetthat's ridiculous! (6)

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22a

Branch specialised in launching carpeting line (8)

24a

I love us roaming around rough Kentucky location (10)

26a

Overwhelming defeatchallenger at last exposed (4)

27a

Was Rachmaninoff so prone to kleptomania? (5-8)

Down

1d

Scotsman and nearly all his people making plot (11)

2d

Instrument Yes then played with, always eschewing echo? (5)

3d

Romantically involved, ditching Tom as secondary? (9)

4d

Men with lowered energy in Eastern lands recall trouble (7)

5d

Brought to guillotine at last, head rolling in European city (5)

6d

Tees consumes gin, served up at one: clues initially incomprehensible (9)

7d

Company in ancient wood? (3)

12d

Resistance insufficiently worn down? (11)

14d

New conductor's function almost a disaster (4,5)

15d

Drink for example supplied with good meal (substantial according to Eustice) (6,3)

19d

Seductive singer links Garland with traditional stories (7)

21d

5 in song for 7, which is a cover (5)

23d

Mistake from egghead over stopping children's education? (5)

25d

Apply lubricant round willy regularly (3)