Independent Cryptic #11227

2022-10-06

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Across

9a

Former partner is beginning to enjoy acquiring fresh skill (9)

10a

Investigate entrances to locks via river banks (5)

11a

Waste associated with bears, but not close to woods (5)

12a

Gossip revealing sinister side of scandal (4,5)

13a

Engineer got layout that's absolutely true (9)

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14a

Familiar way of working in study (5)

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15a

Text analyst for example taken on by City briefly (7)

17a

Reduce or cancel parking charges (7)

19a

Savoury hot snack's short of nothing (5)

21a

Part of centre at mental hospital may provide it (9)

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24a

Person living abroad has no right to go on and on (9)

26a

Remove restrictions on text files being transported? (5)

27a

Hang about like a sailor? (5)

28a

Provides evidence that is found in conditions following trial (9)

Down

1d

What contributes to millionaire's ultimate pay-off? (6)

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2d

Faculty position taking power for the first time (8)

3d

Nasty urges shrouding start of fair in an ugly manner (10)

4d

Restaurant smothers recipe with gravy (6)

5d

English drama inspired by Communist is shown again (8)

6d

Make changes to start of document in connection with revolution (4)

7d

Attack inhibits left over race (6)

8d

Theatrical characters performing adult parts essentially (8)

14d

What can kill sort of aphid eating their bananas? (10)

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15d

Staff agreement ignores mass petition (8)

16d

Players sent off without angry shouting (8)

18d

Idle guards lifted sentence in solitary (8)

20d

Great sandwich must have a filling (6)

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22d

All the same numbers that are divisible by 2 and 0 (4,2)

23d

Youngsters qualify at the last minute (6)

25d

Closed openings for young students in sports (4)

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