Independent Cryptic #11343

2023-02-18

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Across

8a

Artist on the subject of film genre (6)

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9a

Tank curator is inspired by a couple of pints (8)

10a

Tease bishop in prison game (8)

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11a

Injure husband and wife on westbound major route (6)

12a

Lying in coma due out before 1st of September (10)

14a

Rebecca and I swapped animal (4)

15a

Controversial bias set in stone ends badly around university (15)

18a

Dauphins regularly used honeybees (4)

20a

Cut offer by accepting terms in legal promo (10)

22a

Move restlessly following unintroduced thingamyjig (6)

23a

Caution adult Scotsman for breaking crockery (8)

25a

Rambling tirade on furry creatures (8)

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26a

Biden's example of capacity to engage old loaf (6)

Down

1d

My corrupted README file with missing line failing to open (8)

2d

Outlaw in favour of offer (6)

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3d

Extract from Hungarian melody (4)

4d

It crosses Scotland or Canada all on nice loco (15)

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5d

On the face of it success is targeted in the fewest possible turns (10)

6d

Evidently immodest about quashing international flare-up (8)

7d

Hope a lord will seize power (6)

13d

Set up tent -- coitus unfolds (10)

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16d

Decline getting into calamitous European fight (8)

17d

Turn back short old maid (8)

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19d

Face character overseas former Albanian king (6)

21d

Nearly sick following fast pulse (6)

24d

Different cardinals once acting gently (4)