Independent Cryptic #11199

2022-09-03

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Across

4a

A stretch of picturesque alfalfa grass (6)

5a

Giddy girl has endless champagne before concert (6)

9a

Poet in shopping centre toting gun, sawn-off at the end (8)

10a

Nerdy types plug in special operating system (6)

11a

Holy man diving into river is nuts (6)

13a

Poor devil gets charged by detective with a malevolent look (4-4)

14a

Dance fan ordered one meatball (11)

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17a

Fine veal could be stuffed in this (4,4)

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18a

Central point on foreign island is attractive (6)

21a

Opposed to Conservative's capers (6)

22a

Can mules wander freely in America? (5,3)

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24a

Write all day on a regular basis? That's manageable (6)

25a

Steep run impedes English actress (6)

Down

1d

See union member's revolting hairdo (6)

2d

Some barbershop arrangements for consort (4)

3d

Easy for one in military intelligence having compromised Danish PM (10)

4d

Boot from the foot of Miss Minola? (5)

6d

Indignation after making the first daughter good bait for those down here (7)

7d

Greek guy, for instance, admitted he likes to cop a feel (6)

8d

Number of tunes, very avant-garde (7-4)

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12d

Cut interest accruing to money (10)

15d

Old local woman encapsulates English women in a sentence (7)

16d

Doctor goes round boozer with someone of no significance (6)

19d

Swimmer's speed when crossing lake (6)

20d

Film director gets part of spliff that's changed hands (5)

23d

Complain about a BBC accent (4)