Independent Cryptic #11256

2022-11-09

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Across

1a

Shatteringly, throw out legal team caught leaving treats when mingling (12)

9a

Copper, for example, ambles about with tea (4,5)

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10a

House person in hospital department? (5)

11a

Helped traveller nearly dozing, wrapping back in corduroy (6)

12a

Harry paused after short while to get computer accessory (8)

13a

Clergyman and duke signal fire's beginning to be put out (6)

15a

Remove primates from behind rodent enclosure at last (8)

18a

Showing a bit of backbone, vulgar bet revoked after review (8)

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19a

Mature Conservative plugs New York company (6)

21a

Killer and I battered Scotsman (8)

23a

Taiwanese film director right to overwrite final part of Carrie Fisher (6)

26a

Nothing worried Scott, at first, being heroic Antarctic explorer (5)

27a

50% of herbal tea includes iodine, carbon, sulphur and a lot of saltwater (6,3)

28a

Clean-cut boys jumping around on this? (6,6)

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Down

1d

Master fish fingers here? (3,4)

2d

Old-fashioned pigpen at capacity; lives lost (5)

3d

Mourn Queen without question, born to be fitting leader (6,3)

4d

Short fight in underground home (4)

5d

My upstanding mate is in car accident (8)

6d

Rows reportedly can lead to these? (5)

7d

Make accusation obvious, supporting care of millions (8)

8d

Sell part of bike over the phone (6)

14d

Horror in Boston, perhaps, after rota changed (8)

16d

Again, rent out land in South America (9)

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17d

Food store funds Truss briefly (5,3)

18d

Syphilis, for example, spread by repeated love over and over, or is it magic? (6)

20d

Zounds! Man who was photographer returning in the distance (7)

22d

Music event admits actor? Oddly not (5)

24d

Record featuring unknown composer (5)

25d

Beat female amateur (4)