Independent Cryptic #11279

2022-12-06

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Across

6a

Label badly written by copper is something you shouldn't pocket (7)

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7a

Measure mineral endlessly (5)

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9a

Run during 24 hours around garden (4)

10a

Helpless drunk also thirsty (10)

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11a

Told popular editor about class (8)

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13a

Feline in vessel eating black cod initially (6)

15a

Champion accepting right piece of land (4)

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17a

Line caught by expert (5)

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18a

Verbally disrespectful and cross (4)

19a

Top husband loves to pass (6)

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20a

Ships large volume across Spain (8)

23a

Type of oil lines in strange creation (10)

26a

Group of witches getting rid of new man (4)

27a

Small amount of unpleasantness nobody could expect at every opening (5)

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28a

Indifferent about nerves over time (7)

Down

1d

Principal will lead confrontation (10)

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2d

Grasp plump hot old male (6)

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3d

Laggard to strike (4)

4d

Queen separates baubles arranged in a row (8)

5d

Hour with worker (4)

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6d

Inch around about a range (5)

8d

Storm divided a party (7)

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12d

Fix faults in introduction taking time to get good (5)

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14d

Rob can rely on grinding grain (10)

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16d

Sausage has taste of chicken mostly as far as I can see (7)

17d

Washer is slanted to east constrained by limits of container (8)

21d

The French fever for union (6)

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22d

New verse in carol (5)

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24d

Regatta's start and finish is Split (4)

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25d

Bond returning nothing to king (4)

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