Independent Cryptic #11277

2022-12-03

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Across

8a

Underground bar making a comeback, ending in failure (4)

9a

When reported, mother must call on old prison (10)

10a

America again exposed monstrous European citizen (8)

11a

Wounded setter guarding train depot's entrance (6)

12a

Bum quaffing new port (6)

13a

I'm guilty of a choice about hosting nude show (3,5)

15a

Tradesmen partly reversed across red light (7)

17a

Appeared as a swelling in fruit (7)

20a

Desperate northern miner swinging both ways for money overseas (8)

22a

Expelling all adults from area, a great sorrow emerges (6)

24a

Heavyweight punches champion immediately (2,4)

26a

Bond villain's rent included in retrograde old type of payment (6,2)

27a

City centre has developed next to motorway (10)

28a

Row concerning sex from behind? (4)

Down

1d

Regularly strip away lustre when breaking tektite (10)

2d

The most modern in a couple of ways? (6)

3d

Potentate supporting American state's Sikh centre? (8)

4d

Short fit relative (7)

5d

Husband into odd side of barn dance (6)

6d

Eminence of pound dropping one place in range (8)

7d

Pool nothing more (4)

14d

Pin bulk of credit crunches on former financial guide (5,5)

16d

Rob unlicensed taxi mainly in republic (8)

18d

Officially noted by coroner: unexpectedly died (2,6)

19d

Trouble about entering boring item on advanced CV (7)

21d

One wanting masseur examined by auditors? (6)

23d

Probe excessively, intermittently moving up (6)

25d

Concern over pitfall (4)