Independent Cryptic #11349

2023-02-25

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Across

9a

Part of sovereign or ancestral state displaying little enlightenment (9)

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10a

Heard what's used to fiddle objects of desire (5)

11a

Sleeping men apparently showing little interest (5)

12a

Vice and anger could become a source of resentment (9)

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13a

Spell preference without a 'p' (7)

15a

Compass taking in two points of the surrounding area (7)

17a

Section in novel by Hardy: it's a celebration of life (13)

19a

Windy hollow around middle of ground (7)

20a

Where one might deliver speech (7)

22a

Quietly play hackneyed phrase? (9)

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24a

Part of core curriculum to come up time and again (5)

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25a

Upgrade level in auditorium (5)

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26a

Order to restrict jumping with no restraint (9)

Down

1d

Writer wasted but not with form of consumption (6)

2d

Breach of law during French court case (10)

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3d

Vintage director's filthy material (4)

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4d

Man nearly detained in Kuwait on vacation (6)

5d

State prohibiting act of Congress? (8)

6d

Straight and too respectable for gaming area (10)

7d

Taking two lots of vaccines periodically would be futile (4)

8d

Save record held by court introduced by former partner (6)

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14d

Entitled lives getting written about (10)

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16d

Inflexible military cuts almost destroy Guards (10)

18d

All but the beginning of absurdist broadcast is upsetting (8)

19d

Newspaper employee receives a fine (6)

20d

What provides introduction to aristocratic place? (6)

21d

Force opening of safety lock (6)

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23d

American tune recalled part of opera? (4)

24d

What one did in cowboy competition mainly (4)