Independent Cryptic #11251

2022-11-03

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Across

1a

New cold Oscar's caught inducing drowsiness (8)

6a

Bad atmosphere, one admitted by grandmother? (6)

9a

Knock up cocktail of mint and grape juice finally (10)

10a

Album for storing useless bits of paper (4)

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11a

Supplier of plugs for computers mindful about date (6)

12a

Leaving hostelry, Ginny and Jack doing the twist? (8)

13a

What might lead to sin over religious work (7,7)

15a

Installers of worktops reported dodgy manufacturers (14)

18a

Skill when pirouetting, and some potential shown by a dancer on screen (8)

20a

Same-sex clothing bank for Jazz Age socialite (6)

22a

Taxonomic group excluding European bovids (4)

23a

Underworld figure, essentially, with huge quantity of acid (10)

24a

Recipient of the compiler's work, might one say, in tête-à-tête? (6)

25a

One pushing rock song's intro is getting complaint, but not tons (8)

Down

2d

Out of hospital, injured soldiers may be so (5)

3d

Sailors with Aussie PM in vessel in Welsh port once (9)

4d

Leader of Cubs, about to enter game, disheartened Scouts (7)

5d

Official accused on case of egregious adultery at first (6,9)

6d

Court's disputatious figure once dropping ecstasy with mere criminal (7)

7d

Area outside of Burundi in mountain range (5)

8d

Important order received by troops, as we see it (9)

13d

America's current engineers receiving £10,000 (3,6)

14d

Setters put through tests bound for hard work here (9)

16d

Bats sleepily after tail-ender's dismissed in The Oval (7)

17d

French painter heading for salon door, maybe (7)

19d

Drop in velocity - could that be right? (5)

21d

Insist on formal address in French language group (5)