Independent Cryptic #11226

2022-10-05

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Across

6a

Person trying to find Home Counties house (8)

8a

One’s destiny to be full of anger in French department? (6)

9a

Tidy number originally put away (6)

10a

Fellow’s article upfront on Dunfermline’s No 1 source of riches maybe (8)

11a

Title loss? Hero needs to change pattern (13)

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14a

Trunk initially dropped roughly (2,2)

15a

Key boost (5)

17a

Garment artist’s returned reaching India (4)

18a

Unusually able and accurate, welcoming a test of knowledge (13)

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21a

With suggestion one politician not telling the truth? (8)

24a

African city aid ban out of order (6)

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26a

Dubious article from Paris that hurt inwardly (6)

27a

Newly influential, shunning hospital department - it’s not becoming (relatively?) (8)

Down

1d

Step judge’s taken over leftie oddly overlooked (4)

2d

Piece from speaker I love (8)

3d

Court accommodating Rhode Island in review (4)

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4d

Arouse interest in reading device (6)

5d

Brand - first in Scotland listener supports (4)

7d

Leaflet perhaps, debut for Hibs, also published (7)

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8d

City guides - audio version (5)

11d

Time, hour, with former pupil - feel emotion (5)

12d

Formula One champion’s girl’s from South (5)

13d

Somewhat popular, genial, generous (5)

16d

Character providing introduction to further capital (7)

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17d

Coastal features - aquatic mammals with a large inside (3,5)

19d

Leading couples in casual, light cotton fabric (6)

20d

Accept a woman on her wedding day has run off? (5)

22d

Show behind a short time - now performing (4)

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23d

Good Polish food (4)

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25d

All Celtic and Inter starters getting Brazilian fruit (4)

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