Independent Cryptic #11305

2023-01-05

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Across

1a

Aquatic legend - she controls men's swimming (4,4,7)

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9a

King married old woman (5)

10a

No Trumps involved in Mafia family caught moving luxury goods brand (9)

11a

Short breather before a dictator's second fruitcake (7)

12a

Perhaps green's smooth for golf tour recently (2,4)

14a

Engineers returned with unknown mineral (5)

15a

Glow of pipe, crack-smoker occasionally managed to get inside (9)

18a

Group abandon beauty treatment (4,5)

20a

150 and on strike, demonstrating power (5)

21a

Maybe Corbyn's embracing Labour's leader - they might have clenched teeth (6)

24a

Regular surfer to catch current with calm state of mind (7)

26a

Singer discovered new harmony with note missing sharpness (9)

27a

Bob for example, making warm and dry space for party (3,2)

28a

Relax and allow independent solicitor to handle every alteration when case is dismissed (3,2,3,4,3)

Down

1d

Joan's partner vocally supporting pub's closely contested fixture? (5,5)

2d

Back row reach down somehow (5-4)

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3d

Film doctor and nurse then go private (2,5)

4d

That is the end of Sumo wrestling - champion Hakuho falls outside ring initially (2,4,3)

5d

Fruit Tongan farms regularly served up (5)

6d

Michael Jackson song climbing July charts essentially - it's to do with star association (7)

7d
8d

(and 8 Down) Criminal attacks middle of fort - soldiers potentially rest here (5,4)

8d

See 7 Down

13d

A 10/1 gamble on the outside - nudged into second place? (6,2,2)

16d

Model runs my bath - she’s first to be stripped - it’s not true but plenty of people believe it (5,4)

17d

Horoscope's focus with respect to third of zodiac given sudden emphasis (9)

19d

Then USA manipulated butter producer (4,3)

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20d

Understand cannula must be emptied - start to turn both taps round periodically (5,2)

22d

See 25 Down

23d

Way to make moonshine quietly (5)

25d
22d

(and 22 Down) Cliff's content to come back before Wimbledon's centrepiece match - it means we see less of The Shadows (4,5)