Independent Cryptic #11165

2022-07-26

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Across

8a

Police officer's personal cut (6)

9a

More than one body in hearse? Lawsuits follow (8)

10a

These can detect shots outside a locked room (10)

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12a

Bar code's heading scanned backwards to find fiddler? (4)

13a

Act out of character, curiously more mischievous (6)

16a

Commanding officer in corrupt prison's a dangerous individual (8)

18a

For example, open door by mechanism comprising key (5,2,6)

22a

Start of play in which cow gets away (5,3)

26a

Infuriate First Daughter ousted by independent young woman (6)

28a

We don't approve of this new benefit (4)

29a

Check publisher of online talks, without humour and dull (4-6)

32a

Adulates with unseemly oiliness (8)

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33a

Remarks directed to audience for the better songs (6)

Down

1d

Angle of ray? (4)

2d

Butter - try a taste to begin with (4)

3d

Lunatic in US embracing one extreme of confabulation: animals that don't exist (8)

4d

These could be major or minor climbs (6)

5d

Recalled old college servant painting on wall (6)

6d

Stone containers capsizing a cargo ship (10)

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7d

Spill e.g. a toilet's contents in a smooth flow (6)

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11d

Monster of Rowling's creation originally (3)

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14d

Animal's orgasms regularly ignored (3)

15d

Stout overlayer on inside of coat being the main attraction (10)

17d

What triggers prompter's hint when line's forgotten (3)

19d

Idiot senior citizen at last turning up the volume (3)

20d

A little problem reported with stove pipe? (8)

21d

Study, as I said (3)

23d

Ideal location of youth centre, excellent viewed both ways (6)

24d

Think incessantly, turning over actresses' bombshell revelation (6)

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25d

Fluffy, vacuously frilly with internal deficit (6)

27d

Don't set aside one point to make another (3)

30d

Double time and finish in front (4)

31d

Drain with no cover that carries water (4)