Independent Cryptic #11325

2023-01-28

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Across

9a

Wary of fish counter with rusty edges (5)

10a

Dune adaptation filled with international cast in costume (9)

11a

Questionable Parisian who's interrupting English oral (9)

12a

Celebrated with jar by the sound of it (5)

13a

Novel read in bed gives the appearance of Charles Dickens? (7)

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15a

Unidentified item in wash with 18's pants (7)

17a

Rob Key’s stuffing in last pie (5)

18a

See 6 Down

20a

Friend recalled home counties trip (5)

22a

Charlie relaxed and reached the top (7)

25a

They give direction back to under 18s (7)

26a

Committee business with 18's support (5)

27a

Hanging Picasso's first abstract nude with string (9)

30a

Galahad’s heart melted Lancelot suddenly (3,2,4)

31a

Planet Hollywood's opening in Slough (5)

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Down

1d

Adult is fed up (4)

2d

Cracked up at Dundee's strip (8)

3d

Kompany vacated no. 4 for City (4)

4d

White City hosting Derby (8)

5d

Bowl over restricting out of sorts bat (6)

6d
18a

(and 18 Across) Winger doing little at ground (4-6,3)

7d

Demon golfer gets urges (6)

8d

Polish duke in twisted relationship (4)

13d

Radical writer taking arsenic (5)

14d

Amateur poet penning unusual title (10)

16d

Force unopened lock (5)

19d

Packed Romeo inside wearing skimpy underwear? (8)

21d

Byzantine Empire's concerning debut (8)

23d

Clots smashed mobile (6)

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24d

Cheating snooker player frames up (6)

26d

Dictator's chancellor reveals source of power (4)

28d

Believers in drum majorettes (4)

29d

Ruth's bottom pinched by green parrot (4)