Independent Cryptic #11272

2022-11-28

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Across

6a

Whip commanding officer on head to sate desire (7)

7a

Hoskins has to go topless to receive new income (5)

9a

Volunteers to punch stupidly entitled art-fan (10)

10a

Impressive City holding quiet Inter at the start (4)

11a

Big smoker had to return around noon (4)

12a

Stop with good man to visit whisky producer? (10)

15a

Bread men sent over by Western Union essentially (4)

17a

Had a shot and bound to drink drop of red (5)

18a

Those leading all new talks intimidate opponent (4)

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19a

Check out German girls as they help people to read (10)

21a

Unpaid worker lacking energy is Russian? (4)

23a

Port fine to be knocked back with half of beer (4)

25a

Blot it out with beer a lot (10)

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27a

A drunk snorting cocaine in town (5)

28a

Son very sadly vacuous (being 22 can make you so!) (7)

Down

1d

Man like Gove mostly annoyed Congress (10)

2d

Old informants taking in drug lectures (6)

3d

Rake ultimately into French wine and crack (4)

4d

Gyrating Hoskins did the deed with set in ... (8)

5d

... southern diner, but not with cold Peter (4)

6d

Cashless society set to come about third of June (5)

8d

Group putting freshly-shot game animal in this? (7)

13d

A woman giving children lines is wrong (5)

14d

Strangers getting jiggy with soprano might do this (10)

16d

Contradictions in terms used by foxy moralist (7)

17d

Actor seen in craft heading up African river (8)

20d

Comedy modelled on international soldiers (6)

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22d

Itchy Y-fronts lacking an opening Y-shape (5)

24d

Cut and run to get out of France (4)

26d

Desire to do one large American tenor (4)

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