Independent Cryptic #11263

2022-11-17

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Across

7a

Rubbish poetry aches endlessly - that's the long and the short of it (7)

8a

Bungling pal fleeced by gold-digger in the end (7)

10a

Front of blockade let down for liberal lord (5)

11a

Looking in mirror, see what wicked types may be up to (3)

12a
1d

(and 1 Down) Carved item bound for synagogue possibly includes symbol different from cross (5,4)

13a

Once humans have died off, he'll really push the envelope ... (7)

15a

... knocking around at nine hundred like Methuselah (7)

16a

Comic character's a friend of Batman and Superman? (5,10)

19a

Head of airline's very happy to drop off old fighter pilot (7)

21a

One who fancies getting married, perhaps? (7)

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23a

Cooler's nice and fiery wings discounted (5)

24a

Hamburger's good and natural (3)

25a

Unprofessionally laid down in the middle of pillow fight (3-2)

27a

Wolf impressed by home that's most unlike a pig sty (7)

28a

Sister bandages injury at work, ultimately doing this? (7)

Down

1d

See 12 Across

2d

Calm helper regularly stops P G Wodehouse's lead character getting upset (6)

3d

Novel about small vessel almost too detailed (4,4)

4d

Spanish dish needing one bone but tossing out another (6)

5d

Old writer taps tablet to reveal parody (8)

6d

Master has flogger in Fifty Shades of Grey? (4,6)

7d

Talented but short Poirot figured out quick getaway method (13)

9d

Doing job from home, or sticking the telly on? (6,7)

14d

Such a message in album is unexpectedly left (10)

17d

They'll draw up contracts excluding certain stars (8)

18d

Row about high-pitched electronic beeping on phone (4,4)

20d

High-flying American brothers picked up parts of bill (6)

22d

Flat whites you wouldn't want to swallow (6)

26d

Court order put solicitor's nose out of joint (4)