Independent Cryptic #11253

2022-11-05

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Across

1a

Force special lock (6)

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4a

Surely being led astray must have fines halved? (2,6)

10a

It's unfortunate only the last of fliers is accepted, in truth (9)

11a
21a

(and 21 Across) Dragoons describing Rob Roy and An Elegy to listeners? (5,5)

12a

One takes walk around Italian city (5)

13a

Scanty pants? Predictable response in rule-following order (9)

15a

Broadcast NHS open secret, do you? (3,6,6)

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17a

With one off-beam wit in US dividing country, the best possible outcome? (3-3,9)

18a

This will be getting nasty with local canvassing (9)

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20a

In language, e.g. writing in past tense (5)

21a

See 11 Across

22a

Anagram letters written like this for solving clique, say? (2,1,6)

23a

Warm beer, this Yorkshire Terrier (8)

24a

Rolling preserves verges of couch grass (6)

Down

1d

Why, we hear, divers won't put into Portsmouth region? Poor areas (11)

2d

Might you get e.g. Abba B or Leffie to make a copy like this? (7-8)

3d

Greene novel in the ascendant it's plain (9)

5d

KLM captain still not cleared for landing? (6,8)

6d

Is about to appear in big adaptation's opening or musical (5)

7d

Enough in snug for whip-round? (4,2,5,1,3)

8d

At printer's, measures editor's initial written submission (3)

9d

So employee stepping up must grow a pair? (3,5,2,4)

14d

One seen in the canteen exercising __? (6,5)

16d

Person at the top you shouldn't have to call over issue (9)

19d

Made a check of tea-leaves in a box? (5)

21d

OK for head to leave part of India (3)