Independent Cryptic #11183

2022-08-16

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Across

1a

Possible evidence of climate change hoax (4-2)

5a

Fastest part of UK motorway, optimum to go around 50 (8)

9a

Small steps in emissions, ultimately for Musk's costliest vehicles (10)

10a

We're in trouble over water treated chemically (2-2)

11a

Maverick actor to fly fuel-efficiently? (6)

12a

Material glut went unrestricted (6)

14a

Creature who mostly consumes (4)

15a

At one minute to midnight, drunken minister grabs kiss behind wife's back (2,8)

17a

Unpleasant consequences could be dead nasty, summit agreed (5,2,3)

19a

With little support millions fall in floods (4)

20a

Coming from oilman, a natural request to procrastinate (6)

22a

Stout old Spaniard backing zero carbon - about time (6)

24a

Case that's quite desperate, no question (4)

25a

Mean heat up, Dutch admit (4,4,2)

26a

Two Republicans in US deny melting; one getting issue off her chest? (3,5)

27a

Jeremy worries every so often, being a 4 (6)

Down

2d

Empty pledges added to Filbert's bad spirits (4)

3d

Radio beacon isn't working - it's supposed to save us (15)

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4d

Cloud spotter spies swirling fog (9)

5d

Being green, I check energy after short nap (7)

6d

Man in control of sea-level, one supposes erroneously (5)

7d

Let me explain plan B: pretend everything's OK (4,3,5,3)

8d

Maybe pumps around liner fouled beaches etc (10)

13d

Meteorologist's warning dismissed by head of state (10)

16d

Infrastructure down after a storm raged by it at sea (3,6)

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18d

Playing cards, diamonds is what North increasingly lacks (4,3)

21d

Warning gong in Central Park (5)

23d

Bother over burning gas (4)