Independent Cryptic #11228

2022-10-07

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Across

1a

British truth-twisters abandoning left for certain Bushes (6)

4a

Old man and wife doubled up for something seedy (6)

9a

Stray from the city all roads lead back to (they say) (4)

10a

Cosy area behind pub that keeps a lot of green around (4,6)

11a

Scream when ogre traps recurring character in his wicked lair (6)

12a

Like youth with mouth, it must be seen and not heard (3,5)

13a

Sports star may get this £1000 bit of activewear in three sizes (5,4)

15a

Swiss capital invested in cybernetics (4)

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16a

Throw about to get wicket? (4)

17a

Sorcerer ultimately in two minds about tempest (9)

21a

Leave domesticated animals to fly west with swallow (4,4)

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22a

On easy street, being as liberated as possible (6)

24a

Travelling space, NASA orbits source of ice water (7,3)

25a

Spheres or a load of balls (4)

26a
7d

(and 7 Down) Perhaps I win as manager (or was I a German in tears?) (6,7)

27a

One nerdy follower of Phi cracks themes on a regular basis (6)

Down

1d

Monk possibly gets leader of rebels in trouble (7)

2d

Bits of Shakespeare sonnets, or their subtext? (5)

3d

Criticises puzzles, getting wrong end of stick (7)

5d

Film director's short with Romeo who should know his lines (6)

6d

As part of quiet time, cheeky chappies hide from nanny, maybe (9)

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7d

See 26 Across

8d

Clever saint and I agree to feed five thousand - there'll be no fish in it, though (13)

14d

Needing content for feature, paps went back daily? (9)

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16d

Shops expect increase in salary to be announced (7)

18d

A run of notes getting higher or lower (7)

19d

Comic librettist weirdly wants the Three Tenors (7)

20d

Party leaders to mess around in field (6)

23d

Pop to Methuselah's place, finally, and see if he's in for callers? (5)