Independent Cryptic #11200

2022-09-05

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Across

1a

What the tabloids call Susan Boyle's badly trained assistant (11)

7a

Secretaries knocked back juice (3)

9a

Screw up and down (5)

10a

Considerably more than 25 taking hour in church (9)

11a

Early riser to turn up regularly revealing beer belly (8)

12a

Pull street artist in (6)

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14a

Choir plan working with him and orchestra? (12)

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17a

Criminal mob dumps most of Eric 'n Ernie's output - for this? (7,5)

20a

Group of seven stars making right personal trainer choice (6)

21a

Jan, a pole dancing little hottie? (8)

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23a

Flipping admit it ref, England's holding on to legendary Egyptian (9)

24a

Middle of Blackadder set ruined (5)

25a

Time phone company showed support (3)

26a

Nurses getting to grips with answer to crossword clue before journalist's aware (11)

Down

1d

P-plagiarise digital version (4,4)

2d

Whittle down first choice (4-4)

3d

Cool drink to quickly follow extra lessons (9,6)

4d

Up for international title boxing the French (2,3,5)

5d

Dangerous having no hospital open (4)

6d

Cricket ball teen smashed finds extra cover? (8,7)

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7d

Labour's got a new catchphrase (6)

8d

Mount Etna deposits somewhat academic (6)

13d

Filling in pool - oddly exciting without spades (10)

15d

Corroborate name in accordance with detective to begin with (8)

16d

Key to speak without a debate initially being guided (8)

18d

Poem succeeded online? (6)

19d

Check steps - assuming foxtrot (6)

22d

In Washington DC - check legislation (4)