Independent Cryptic #11351

2023-02-28

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Across

1a

Grand party-thrower has a bit of skinny people's leftovers? (6)

4a

Winter sportswomen capturing a thousand male seabirds (8)

10a

One possible elementary form of love inspired by delirious poet after Alison's heart (7)

11a

Donor at dance to make a big whip-round? (7)

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12a

One conservative on blow is concerned with matters of taste (9)

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13a

Place bits of banjo in trash (5)

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14a

Ultimately acknowledge Mike with setter's award (4)

15a

Parts of contests about a set of books (10)

19a

House-sitter perhaps supposed valium stultified acid band's core line-up (10)

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21a

Middle of wooden object rejected as material for hammer (4)

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24a

Cellar area housing plague victims finally floods (5)

25a

Grave old yankee one quiet and not conforming to a certain stereotype (9)

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26a

Panto character's revolutionary container for bodily effluvium? (7)

27a

Team leader occasionally lacks a bipartisan view? No! (7)

28a

Nothing in noblewoman's coat seen floating beside spectre's face? Tosh! (8)

29a

Care about the Home Counties' line on cricket pitches (6)

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Down

1d

Dog peeing wildly is heading towards the boundary (9)

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2d

Animal in soup Mo's stirring (7)

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3d

Telford tattooist at last has covered over mark (6)

5d

Fund gear - treasury exhausted (5)

6d

Grass shoe (8)

7d

Delight in kinsman losing head (7)

8d

Finch found in book published by special constable (5)

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9d

Some lunatic zealous order initially in charge of an era (8)

16d

Chemist's fast taking ill (8)

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17d

Measure fabric square that king’s left for European princess (9)

18d

Medical instrument to put into large singer Julian (8)

20d

Lift and make straighter with the other hand (7)

22d

Fine batting on a wide Australian island in the Pacific (7)

23d

Blimey a funny magician! (6)

24d

Bird's run out then bowled at home (5)

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25d

Tries a different pole in camp shelters (5)