Independent Cryptic #11213

2022-09-20

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Across

1a

Defender defending header from Leeds player (5)

4a

Complex Irishman returning service off the net? (7)

8a

The learned and I will mess around with it later (8)

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9a

Don't you know numbers the French burst into? (2,4)

10a

Let a night with her set in motion true love! (3,4,5)

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13a

Couple split over America changing direction ... (4)

14a

... at first expected Biden to welcome British decline (3)

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16a

German inventor passes heads of English labs (6)

18a

Flipping trouble after lawyer husband makes bloomer (6)

19a

Flatulence can be a delightful thing (3)

20a

Thorny plant you start to lob at former husband (4)

21a

Crazy act in field saves old knight and private (12)

25a

Addicts right to have nothing to do with Buds (6)

26a

Party time hosting retired teacher and old player (5,3)

28a

Just arrived in an insignificant place (7)

29a

Virginia Democrat meets Unionist unknown in capital (5)

Down

1d

Bishop first to admit sex is a temptation (4)

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2d

A saucy artist enthralling you with line of crack? (9)

3d

Winger appearing in Nike advertisements (3)

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4d

Pure smack that you and I must pick up (5)

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5d

Give a whipping to a bad English citizen abroad (11)

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6d

Everybody with any hope at front will find God (5)

7d

City financier involved in decreases in value (3,7)

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11d

Stones left to tour Italy, Spain and Ireland (7,4)

12d

A poignant broadcast about a South American (10)

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15d

Fat American soldier bachelor knocked up (3)

17d

I squealed in an excited way, having got even (9)

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22d

German river running through bluff in Owschlag (5)

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23d

New university (Dutch) that's exhibiting naked folk (5)

24d

For Kraftwerk, Yes and ZZ Top not top music! (4)

27d

Rabbi and vicar swapping ecstasy for drop of ale (3)