Independent Cryptic #11234

2022-10-14

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Across

7a
8a

(and 8 Across) Power worker to get on with operatives, keeping ahead of tense hierarchical structure (4,10)

8a

See 7 Across

10a

Title adopted by popular churchman (8)

11a

One having a way of looking at river (6)

12a

Seafood racket’s very good (6)

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13a

Minor actor having difficulty with fruity material (5,3)

15a

New arrangement for financing? It is irrelevant (13)

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18a

Make a mistake in recording, missing last turtle (8)

20a

Overlook British invading chic area of Paris (4,2)

22a

Unhappy with oil, initially changing fuel (6)

24a

Honestly? Otherwise (2,3,3)

25a
26a

(and 26 Across) Note university working with dull BBC lingo - it’s a controversial university group (10,4)

26a

See 25 Across

Down

1d

Detective, seeing that curtailed course, is put off (10)

2d
21d

(and 21 Down) He’ll give you such a different expression (6,6)

3d

Henry’s off cannabis, limiting vacation (8)

4d

Picked up narrative about hot temperature, making you horrified (6)

5d

Upholding a boy exercising a portion of the brain (8)

6d

Formerly suspended, one’s dismissed (4)

9d

Reading now, shocked about court in Japanese novel (9,4)

14d

A new corporation importing English alarm of prewar design (10)

16d

Our calf’s butchered for consumption (8)

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17d

I’m taking drug to part of hospital that’s without power (8)

19d

Fourth suggestion about old European state (6)

21d

See 2 Down

23d

Work over: turn up to drink (4)