Independent Cryptic #11330

2023-02-03

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Across

1a

Indecorous finding due - I will look bad (11)

7a

Consume meal beginning to end (3)

9a

Campanologist’s permutations? Attempts to keep place (7)

10a

Coming out on top - very treacherous in winter around hill (7)

11a

Line taken with arrangement of map tinge regarding colours (9)

13a

Optimism with our group taking over power in parliament (5)

14a

Urban area: a US example beginning to mature out of disaster (4)

16a

Spooner’s very very close at present (10)

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19a

Prominently displayed item’s role’s tied up with deals (10)

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20a

Protection against water left beside the ocean (4)

22a

Half-heartedly ran the match returning to seek postponement (5)

23a

Former success at bridge all but limiting one bridge team on the outside (9)

25a

Item seen on Princess perhaps or individual in Court (7)

26a

Piano recital’s first two pieces played alfresco (7)

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27a

Story fellow excluded from biography (3)

28a

Crafty woman woman heading off soldier leading other soldiers to ship (11)

Down

1d

Odd end to day tucking into stew of tuna and pilchard? Not half (9)

2d

Accomplishing murder? Good (5)

3d

Beginning to glean from the past description of fifty years? (6)

4d

Is welcoming fine conditions (3)

5d

Popular volume impassioned lacking male participation (11)

6d

Sailor with two sets of playing-cards? (8)

7d

Pop group mostly put out over emcee’s opening persuasive speech (9)

8d

Flavouring ingredient the writer’s upheld in article (5)

12d

Article on bungled capture is initially aiding recovery (11)

15d

Working party’s tense attempt to see church (9)

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17d

Uncertain quantities supplied by eccentric character in remote region (9)

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18d

Italian city criminal stifling expression of surprise (8)

21d

Collection of information is in French? Really enjoy getting on top of that (6)

22d

College splitting in two parts for nobleman (5)

24d

Fake source of energy? Disgraceful! (5)

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26d

Eggs on various athletes at the outset (3)

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