Independent Cryptic #11173

2022-08-04

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Across

9a

Island city rejected old money (3,6)

10a

Item getting rolled gold on the outside is so long (5)

11a

State of discomfort accepted by otherworldly figure (5)

12a

Wasting sovereign and coppers on serving man wearing Spanish outfit (9)

13a

No good drinking rum, cool like Homer 1 Down? (7)

15a

Image captures prince left looking like a plonker (7)

16a

Second old conservative admitted to feeling we're making no progress (4,2,6,3)

19a

Perhaps not dangerous, or safe in the East End (7)

21a

Southern peninsula is a notoriously chilly place (7)

23a

Doctor named drug, having inflamed wound (9)

24a

Ancient Gaul's cut by daggers (5)

25a

Plain with nothing green in Quebec, perhaps (5)

26a

Working in gilts with working capital, partly (9)

Down

1d

Rarely dancing on ice with an Elvis number? (4,2,1,4,4)

2d

Did rock and roll material, by the sound of it (6)

3d

Maybe GI initially dropping bit of litter (4)

4d

Angriest when provoked, one won't react and isn't noble (5,3)

5d

Chinese dog flips, displaying neurosis (4-2)

6d

Arrest Charlie, poking e.g. Saudi in row improperly (5,1,4)

7d

In France, plonk date on potato dish from India (8)

8d

Bar's saving pounds in charge account for promotional activity (6,9)

14d

Cow, one I see eating wild mint (10)

17d

Sega ultimately crashed, playing game (8)

18d

Take seat from empty, unclean Sierra and go off (8)

20d

Frustrate artist plugging song the wrong way (6)

22d

Vermouth's knocked back after caviare? It's on the menu in Switzerland (6)

24d

E.g. Napoleon's comment suggesting why tattoo is impossible (4)