Independent Cryptic #11239

2022-10-20

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Across

1a

See 14 Across

5a

See 21 Down

9a

Mum reversing car always in Venezuelan city (7)

10a

Chicken brought round in cargo helicopter (7)

11a

Mysterious gain with climate fluctuating (11)

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14a
1a

(and 1 Across) Scientist fixes housing shortage at last, with partner secure (5,8)

16a

Laird fell into country road close to boozer (9)

17a

Dodgy dealer perhaps supplies instrument to comedians (4,5)

18a

Digger wants flat in Seascale vacated (5)

19a

Porridge is put out to trap adult rodents (7,4)

23a

Answer arrived about French from universities (7)

24a

Empress keeps lethal gas in at back (7)

25a

Knight in virtue gives agreement (6)

26a

Connected when covering northern town (8)

Down

1d

Feller putting saddle on ass (10)

2d

Irish booze Mike put in to change non-alcoholic cocktail (6,4)

3d

Sub rolling pass? I'm not sure (5)

4d

Clear site to accommodate a building for display (7,6)

6d

Character's spoken with weavers offering family treasures (9)

7d

Order parts for old wind instrument (4)

8d

Couple in slavery (4)

10d

Cabal member Charlie succeeded in corrupt corporation (2-11)

12d

American name tag is held by a single needle (10)

13d

Gardeners working outside with verdant area (10)

15d

Like an endless rock and roll performance? (9)

20d

Butter, no good, sent out from Blighty (5)

21d
5a

(and 5 Across) Powers should retain two articles in satellite? 1 Across's idea! (4,6)

22d

Decline to answer question but get through (4)