Independent Cryptic #11155

2022-07-14

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Across

7a

Director's frilly neckwear tight on the outside (8)

9a

Our old relatives this person put in an enclosure (6)

10a

Some mainstream movie content for magazines (4)

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11a

Hasten to achieve a fashionable appearance? (4,6)

12a

Satisfy with very little cash stimulus (6)

14a

Red lorry has contents unloaded with care (8)

15a

Be inferior to what naturists do (4,7,2)

17a

Cabin boy's drunk milky concoction (8)

19a

Hide inflatable bed punctured by English women (3,3)

21a

Everyone calling to expel Victor and Grant (10)

22a

Japan's leader dubious, losing yen for a moment (4)

23a

Queen hugging lover once in palace wing, say (6)

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24a

Philosopher's itchiest pants (8)

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Down

1d

You heard strange intelligence about Uighurs here (6)

2d

Soldiers with nothing from the base? It's quite a shock (4)

3d

Follow tots around in increasing panic (8)

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4d

Which relative, not husband, is a solver's partner? (6)

5d

Pro at the bar on two beers, drinking gallons (5,5)

6d

Craft in river very gently rising by Zaire's borders (8)

8d

Blair's enforcers still on top, awful bloodsuckers (7,6)

13d

Nothing wise, we hear, about pacifist showing mawkishness (5-5)

15d

Big, bold characters made to swallow ecstasy and some coke (8)

16d

I look over two articles in comic work (8)

18d

Maybe snaps house up, having pocketed a thousand pounds (6)

20d

Thick bagel firstly with salmon? (6)

22d

Mariner's part of the deck (4)