Independent Cryptic #11283

2022-12-10

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Across

1a

Scorsese directs somewhat revolutionary Universal Studios' features? (5)

4a

Knife's average with regard to cutting (5)

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7a

One's nailed to end of table (3)

9a

Blue joke about rubbish church (7)

10a

Medicine - doctor ignored stories before start of treatment - it's most unfair (7)

11a

All bare cast to include hot dancer (9)

12a

Story describing finale to 'Lonesome Pine' (5)

13a

Comfort returns occasionally with [Strictly Bake Off] and (15)

15a

Old woman made ground stroke - equalling score? (15)

19a

Shoots and arrests (5)

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20a

Pub limiting beer periodically affected interval (9)

22a

Funds wild teens going on vacation (7)

23a

Dressing as politician - so perverted in bed (7)

24a

Do study (3)

25a

Comic performer Danny DeVito initially denied fighting with Poles (5)

26a

Tip from crossword setter maybe inspired clue's term for 'duck' (5)

Down

1d

King has audience with doctor inside wanting tablet and lozenge (7)

2d

Ultimately Braverman discards people - resettling refugee (15)

3d

Riddle that is replacing extremely original riddle (5)

4d

Cast parking right next to Fiat (7)

5d

Rub support up the wrong way over Henry's nonsense (7)

6d

Confidently depend on people hosting a sporting event (9)

7d

Fetched a book by novelist - principally to relax somewhere very remote (15)

8d

Regularly scans in tax returns after electronic systems essentially died out (7)

14d

Behind on investment according to auditor delivering cut (9)

15d

Forged Mona Lisa discovered by head of Christie's concerned with order? (7)

16d

Introduce band - oddly without drummer (7)

17d

Airline copyrights detailed device to handle highly regulated import (7)

18d

Get zany characters jumping into river (7)

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21d

Fearful in Germany with upset over passport for example (5)