Independent Cryptic #11188

2022-08-22

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Across

1a

Shameless Etonian deserted by two-thirds of country (6)

4a

He constructed temple for spouse (8)

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10a

Bird from lake ambushed by cunning, circling cat (9)

11a

More mature US State Representative retiring (5)

12a

Expert on initiation of ministerial staff (4)

13a

Sailor, soldier and jazz singer dance (10)

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15a

Rearrange fight, replacing Charlie with Henry (7)

16a

Ridicules fellow trailing manure aboard ship (6)

19a

Reportedly hunts in waders (6)

21a

Backing singer taking drink with engineers (7)

23a

Obstructed by Knight, maid tries desperately to run (10)

25a

The antithesis of large cold drink (4)

27a

Display of pain stifled by widow in cemetery (5)

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28a

Informed, we think, on revolutionary (2,3,4)

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29a

Burly gent regularly seen on Goon Show, originally (8)

30a

Fellow novice ultimately left church (6)

Down

1d

Someone who has one too many after wedding (8)

2d

A Beefeater, say, leading king's attendants in battle (9)

3d

Endless rain and snow upset swimmers (4)

5d

Catches movie about conclusion of sit-down strikes (7)

6d

Soldiers tormented OAP's parrot (10)

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7d

Drive out the Spanish supporting former power (5)

8d

Model metropolitan headgear (6)

9d

Spear antelope, eradicating last on earth (6)

14d

Audacity of English cook enthralling foremost European (10)

17d

Female sheep run wild in shower, perhaps (7,2)

18d

Award peerless hunter holding in Austria (8)

20d

Young person without gender issues, say, is 30? (7)

21d

Cardinal framed by floozy and hotel detective (6)

22d

Stout wife beginning to accept husband's religious ruling (6)

24d

Comic Trump slogan initially entertains Nationalist (5)

26d

Old educational establishment disheartened tutor (4)