Independent Cryptic #11150

2022-07-08

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Across

1a

Source of arcane ritual which, crushing all hearts, leads to complete anarchy (5)

4a

One that’ll fix print and film items? (5,4)

9a

Coward possibly concealing start of violent story (5)

10a

Rich fools about to suppress a competitor mostly in racket (9)

11a

Side with little power in routine offering no new ideas? (8)

12a

Version later converted scoundrel (6)

14a

Chap hugging stone with blasts of wind (5)

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16a

Tradesman has complaint linked to register (9)

17a

Impertinence and passion, grabbing cutie’s latest piece of lingerie (9)

19a

Travel by bicycle exercises European Parliament after one’s knocked out (5)

21a

Leader seen in tent beside track (3,3)

22a

Shutter on window? Certainly German ratbag is keeping one hidden (8)

25a

Arch duly constructed, with termination in Pompeii, carrying water (9)

26a

One naked runner returning? Nothing exciting in this (5)

27a

Ruddy shower doing for vegetable (3,6)

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28a

Indifferent support restricting Liberal (5)

Down

1d

Voluble person to meander and chatter when climbing (7)

2d

Fellow with name for feature of 1 Across (5)

3d

Adverse reaction from art venue moving opening much later (7)

4d

Criminal damage indication seen in fence (10)

5d

Plot putting pressure on computer network (4)

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6d

Crowd control running short at first in Surrey town (7)

7d

Distributed information: rental property to be shielded by iron, then another metal (9)

8d

Artist getting line from bank (7)

13d

External contractor possibly more imaginative, ignoring Institute about piece of film (10)

15d

Authorised edition went fast (9)

17d

Increasingly tough tradesman (7)

18d

Wise person keeping feature of Glastonbury in preservation (7)

19d

Demonstrate upturn in British rule with wise words (7)

20d

The worst plan, denying Australian shelter (3,4)

23d

Evil figure having cheers later for a more generous one (5)

24d

Fighter plane to take off? It’s a failure (4)