Independent Cryptic #11148

2022-07-06

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Across

1a

Fights to show positive things following reform (12)

9a

Artist wound hair (9)

10a

Caught breaking legitimate ceasefire (5)

11a

Polygynous South African maybe swipes to the left, then all right (6)

12a

Bother over papers showing fossil (8)

13a

Shame of semi-nude chap taking ecstasy (6)

15a

Sister admits interest in pedant (8)

18a

That place that India claims is owing money (2,3,3)

19a

Perhaps crow or rook overwhelmed by virus (6)

21a

City left in the past, say (4,4)

23a

Take care of leg's connective tissue (6)

26a

Polish lecturer in view (5)

27a

Sligo surprisingly welcomes mysterious influential Russians? (9)

28a

Parliamentarian fighters were fighting with my old man (3,5,4)

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Down

1d

Hoped despair might be resolved (7)

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2d

Ultimately pot white, perhaps, being in tangle (5)

3d

Shop around one to get alcoholic drink, in principle (9)

4d

Regret getting naked to get the last word (4)

5d

Back home at 6 am? Sit in the sunlight (8)

6d

Irishman upset, clenching tense buttocks (5)

7d

When making comeback, Five also rope in old European (8)

8d

Part of Chevrolet, for example, belonging to fleeing criminal (6)

14d

Couple on the up retreat to get physical (8)

16d

Push to predict lucky escape (5,4)

17d

Flying birdmen describing love for seaside resort (8)

18d

Challenge naughty child with adapted gun (6)

20d

Extremely dirty and unpleasant house (7)

22d

I can stop former golfer showing strain (5)

24d

Revolutionary procedure reveals colour scheme (5)

25d

Attempt to pack new hamper (4)