Independent Cryptic #11240

2022-10-21

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Across

1a

Observe derisory response not engaging all hearts (5)

4a

The CIA’s wrong-footed about American meeting old European leader (9)

9a

Remarkable article about male railway worker (9)

10a

Injury besetting English team of women? (5)

11a

First Lady’s not without love? It happens (5)

12a

Chance is at work, in pursuit of money for engineers (9)

14a

Bit of grouse - a precise cut - fit for the stomach (7)

15a

Devil’s victim losing force before grave (7)

17a

Charlie, say, with excellent weapon (7)

19a

Went up front of cliff displaying arms and legs (7)

21a

Male comedians possibly brought in alien gear (9)

23a

Give good review to former group making comeback (5)

25a

Tapestry showing rows of figures, say, but excluding year (5)

26a

Sprays water on garden, adopting gardener’s ultimate talisman? (9)

27a

Break up, being badly misled about soldier (9)

28a

Obscene song showing change of heart (5)

Down

1d

Social group dispersed by end of Empire (5)

2d

Time to take a different line, heading off predator (7)

3d

Warm feelings leading to embrace around right spot in front of the fire? (9)

4d

Sentence: “Chinese invading West?” - something seen in SF story? (4,7)

5d

Admit feeling unhappy, lacking leadership (3)

6d

Often the sound of the school was reduced (5)

7d

Song lyric? I could get you Leaving on a Jet Plane (7)

8d

Top teacher keeping various tomes in residence (9)

13d

Each recruit gets busy in 20’s shop (11)

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14d

Favour light pop album (9)

16d

Farmworker has drink, tucking into a bit (9)

18d

Specific types of product for unexciting people (7)

20d

Ruin arrangement of Schubert, omitting soprano (7)

22d

Historic area producing foodstuff (5)

24d

Cautious sort of line taken about old royal insignia (5)

26d

Very popular place to stay offering reduction of 40% (3)