Independent Cryptic #11168

2022-07-29

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Across

1a

Understands currents around old lake (7)

5a

Daughter doing athletic event not initially asking for money (7)

9a

Struggle in US city after a success (5)

10a

Poet loves swallowing litre in Italian wine village (9)

11a

Poet rejected experiments to create cosmetic products (10)

12a

Hammerstein’s foremost skill as provider of lyrics for Rodgers (4)

14a

Mickey, suffering with a hurt related to joint pain (11)

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16a

Men seem to show such content, being philosophical (3)

18a

Harsh conflict recalled (3)

20a

Internet connections therefore claimed various sources of internet access (6,5)

22a

Look for movement in rolling stock, wasting seconds (4)

23a

American member Henry brought into line is addressing someone else (10)

26a

Dish father consumed in station after travelling (9)

27a

Drink produced within Hungary’s borders is a remarkable thing (5)

28a

Trendy figure: seizing power, his period in office finished early (7)

29a

Cries about activity in farming areas (7)

Down

1d

One offering fake praise, before being collared by dull trustee (9)

2d

Like a cat going in to occupy shelter (7)

3d

Nothing can symbolise the contents of this life-saving apparatus (6,4)

4d

Amount of pressure I found in urban area’s elevated pleasure-seeking (9)

5d

Energy supply network going belly-up producing mournful comments (5)

6d

Measure of force not weight in a gas (4)

7d

One small creature nipping at parrot (7)

8d

Fine plaster, grey, not to be considered (5)

13d

Distorted perception: height in pyramid so wrong (10)

15d

Upland areas turned over after endless fighting - one should find a lesson here (9)

17d

Low-scoring effort almost uncovered in London area? Definitely (5,4)

19d

Success, being given good suggestion for part of aircraft design (4,3)

21d

Withdraw money from party, concealing security number in it (3,4)

22d

Hard core of soil removed in open country (5)

24d

Problem contributor to blog, first of trolls to be suspended (5)

25d

Blemish in difficult position to observe (4)