Independent Cryptic #11214

2022-09-21

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Across

9a

Change test for covering Independent leader (9)

10a

Safe Tory seats stink (5)

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11a

Me about to restrain a drunken Lord Onslow? (7)

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12a

Mushy Murphy beaten with one holding ketamine inside? (7)

13a

Two birds at the outset naturally avoided tax (5)

14a

One long in the water? Leave rock (6,3)

17a

Hot sauce ordeal in mess on island: Tees hardly sated? (1,5,3,1,5)

19a

Prime Minister once great leader? (5,4)

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21a

Scots lad drinking gallon to establish connection (3,2)

22a

Member for Portsmouth North, non-U, sarcastic (7)

24a

Leading monk in excellent surroundings in theory (1,6)

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25a

Trick follows trick in American apartment (5)

26a

Ribs in this lively stew kept in cold room (5,4)

Down

1d

Andi Peters can be dull (10)

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2d

Opera text party animal's written up (8)

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3d

Toast secures treat successfully in collapsing hot-dog (4,6)

4d

Shoot scene in mist (4)

5d

Priest making threats endlessly comes to hitman (10)

6d

First for Adam West consuming iron in some drinks? (1,3)

7d

Band from Skegness ultimately rubbish (6)

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8d

Cunning leader vanishing in demo (4)

14d

Caught by Corbynistas? Twig one faces dilemma in it (5,5)

15d

The XI bats with a real delight (10)

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16d

British gun even seen in the French conflict zone (3,7)

18d

Local I loveNag's Headenjoys majestic setting (8)

20d

Enthusiastic artists' clique? (6)

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22d

Decaying vegetable matter in Hebridean island (4)

23d

First thirteen letters? That's very small amount (4)

24d

Rant beginning to end? Say it's true! (4)