Independent Cryptic #11295

2022-12-24

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Across

1a

Radio offering of some trickery in a short time (5)

4a

That woman - head of Purchasing - that woman’s beginning to dismiss special tenders (9)

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9a

Someone dozing in drink or someone alert to the main chance? (9)

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10a

Most of the drink is knocked back in the dark (5)

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11a

Ungainly movement say in explosion of canine glee (10)

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12a

Blue won getting embraced by lecturer? (4)

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14a

Golf: some golf is supplied by sporting venue (6)

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16a

p Listener u (8)

18a

Company penalised after beginning to fail - prepared for late service? (8)

19a

A lot of sharp taste in booze - problem for the mouth? (6)

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22a

Concern that’s blown up we hear (4)

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23a

Holiday arranged having received invoice in a whirl (10)

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26a

Fetch navy aboard ship (5)

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27a

Opera: you should be engaged by curious pair in it (9)

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28a

Observed detective not disguised according to report (9)

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29a

Fear about to be encapsulated in old man (5)

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Down

1d

Dirty clothes from dust encountered in section of party (7)

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2d

Picture that is on the outside of publication (5)

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3d

Perennial I replanted outdoors in France (10)

4d

Revolutionary lecturer with impressions about English approach to publication (6)

5d

Former partner went to involve Court? Not surprising (8)

6d

Suggestion popular during hot temperature (4)

7d

Starting to root for one water sport making a comeback? (9)

8d

Fabric was placed to conceal point (7)

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13d

Very old Queen seen in one without confirmation (10)

15d

Nasty old quintet seen around parts of East Anglia (9)

17d

The writer’s doing what’s right about one monument (8)

18d

I’m article depicted in distorted cube from Italian artist (7)

20d

People in general very keen to adopt new family (7)

21d

Stranded without leadership in Government? Roughly (6)

24d

Make satisfied removing cap for rental (5)

25d

Indian city taking nothing from part of Greek city (4)

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