Independent Cryptic #11215

2022-09-22

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Across

1a

Sport's governing body invested in game - it ought to be playable (7)

5a

Joking around, with sons instead of daughters, is just touching (7)

9a

Send clock back (5)

10a

Exhausted and surprisingly due to perform first (6-3)

11a

Conan has book out - relish wanting central character to find the right direction (9)

12a

Some wheel, silently spinning yarn (5)

13a

Using last bit of petrol for power in Biden's car? (5)

15a

Sugar coating skin for old councillor (8)

18a

Supporter's three and out (8)

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19a

President hard for Republican to beat (5)

22a

Keep turning over Dr Who missing opening with Ace at the start (5)

24a

Shilton catches Maradona's first half cutback, revealing limitation (9)

26a

Truss getting in to class A drug - make official... (9)

27a

... suddenly rush information into court - quite the opposite (5)

28a

Time's Up movement's momentum (7)

29a

Go after toys, principally to play with (7)

Down

1d

Cook's bipolar disorder (7)

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2d

Performed slapstick for example - boxing glove not unknown (9)

3d

Free newspaper replacing page frequently (5)

4d

Oprah's broadcast reaching new generation - it's an institution (9)

5d

Jack's vocal part of church (5)

6d

Suspect smack and, initially, grass (5,1,3)

7d

1 Across essentially cleared out notorious clubs (5)

8d

Pick up planting at herbaceous border pruned seven times (6)

14d

Firm dates up quickly (9)

16d

Soap actor loses lead after advert heard regularly (9)

17d

Blue bonnet in Charlotte's infancy? Far from it (9)

20d

Every now and then skeptic visits outlet to get meat dish (4,3)

21d

Butcher's closed - accepting fine over a little infection (6)

23d

Pirate almost at sea, no longer anchored (5)

24d

Every year fashionable society's first to provide great care (5)

25d

I must follow awards speeches, initially in mother tongue (5)