Independent Cryptic #11347

2023-02-23

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Across

1a
4a

(and 4 Across) Doctor vents one lung - making news programme's introduction showing individuals that require a helping hand? (5,7)

4a

See 1 Across

8a

American city hotel putting Yoko and, reportedly, John Lennon up initially (8)

9a

Peter Parker ultimately being more cautious (5)

10a

Tyrant's 'psychic powers' inspired by E - according to coded dispatch (6)

12a

100 not entirely competent people backing one that can climb to the top? (5,3)

13a

Garden in East End requires work (4)

15a

Recreation in New Orleans with taxi seconds away (10)

16a

Microsoft product, Excel finally breaks - another is pointless for China, say (5,5)

19a

Possessing heroin - after comedian... (4)

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20a

...mostly performs at clubs potentially developing habit? (8)

21a

Funny ending to Freddie Starr's book (6)

23a

Bishop discovered card game on vacation - perhaps pontoon (5)

24a

Dancer maybe receiving marks - wanting third judge's conclusion to be prompt (8)

26a
27a

(and 27 Across) So angry about agent coming back with terms for another Harry Potter (7,5)

27a

See 26 Across

Down

1d

On the contrary, some lemon grass gives a little garden whimsy? (5)

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2d

They make cubes - but nothing's squared? (3)

3d

Quorate assembly reaches halfway point? (7)

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4d

Discourage injured Rooney dropping back at World Cup (4,4,5,2)

5d

There will be correspondence in this paper principally over street fight (7)

6d

Arranged lower fee if taking time to deliver more than 7,000 tonnes of iron (6,5)

7d

Wide-ranging knowledge supported by computer's data retrieval (6-3)

11d

Writing a year off after regularly consulting ballot box (7,4)

14d

Provide disc to correct software problem without lead for laptop - if it crashes it could be disastrous (9)

17d

Universal ID traps down-and-outs (7)

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18d

Design plug-in memory device on a phone, originally (4,3)

22d

Grubby, like a pomegranate ... (5)

25d

... and not mandarin orange segment (3)

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