Independent Cryptic #11171

2022-08-02

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Across

1a

Fictional captain owned landing bay (7)

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5a

Queen succeeds King over old prince as he touches inappropriately (6)

9a

Sloth's carrying painful condition to rodents (7)

10a

Return boat trip took in Mexican flowers (7)

12a

Secretive person, quiet but inwardly upset (4)

13a

Precarious seat inside upper chamber (5)

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14a

Criticise cold starters of raw adzuki beans (4)

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15a

Part of Oscar celebration is unusual (6)

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17a

Patriarch embraces Liberal struggle (8)

19a

Daily injecting sulphur that may remove impurities (8)

21a

Most degenerate 25 on the radio is in Paris (6)

23a

Milligan possibly loses his head to infantry weapon (4)

24a

China dismisses Republican evil-doer (5)

25a

Singer requires brasses from time to time (4)

27a

Tire of rich Joe backing continental alliance in recession (7)

28a

Italian maybe drunk in Burma (7)

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29a

Fair about the French football team? (6)

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30a

Child's play for amateur photographer (7)

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Down

2d

One new hair product gives heavenly body! (5)

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3d

Musician stranger after last of LSD (7)

4d

Modelling Southern Princess reveals fresh quality (9)

6d

Roll-up to see American pest (5)

7d

Caught Nepali flying bird (7)

8d

Once more stimulates naughtily aware toy boys (9)

11d

Quietly directed to another agency and promoted (9)

16d

Develop religious group that is tax inclusive (9)

18d

Gulf state protecting mafia head shoots official investigator (9)

20d

A few lie about old landlady (7)

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22d

Cry before Virgin Ascending then get real (5,2)

24d

Chance fellow, one who could be called lucky (5)

26d

Winter boot created by society duchess (5)