Independent Cryptic #11372

2023-03-24

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Across

1a

Country frequently gaining courage at present (5-2-3-3)

8a
4d

(and 4 Down) Cursed line implying inadequate reflection by 15 (3,6,6,4,4,2,4)

9a

Regular work putting out new diagram (4)

10a

Garden equipment, embracing special garden equipment (5)

11a

Painful, naturally, to have it cracked apart? (4)

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12a

Nudity in California is cleaner (9)

17a

Stop to offer special deal for bathroom goods? (5,2,3,5)

18a

Heads for front in large movie cinema? (4)

20a

Good man engaged in negative statement, becoming this? (5)

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21a

Source of heat, Sun, depicted by tattoos (4)

22a

Language brought about by hardest landings (8,7)

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23a

Observe trace of repetition in most of new version (6)

24a

Sound of activity and energy, including a new kind (6)

Down

1d

The man participating in binge, but skipping the last field (6)

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2d

Half of army enraged over having to transport ailing animal (9)

3d

What about skill required to make electrical connection? (5)

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4d

See 8 Across

5d

Possibly works on log cabins, but not top part (5)

6d

Hallucinogen, a grass picked up by wild USA company (9)

7d

Cheers monarch showing some glamour? (6)

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13d

Flag support for car workers’ group at first (5,4)

14d

Entirely so, when visiting English island (5,4)

15d

Notorious murderer not getting money in exploitation of this crime (8)

16d

Strain I avoided when touring US city to see author of 8/4 (8)

19d

Staff sent up an amazing food (5)

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21d

Scene of witch-hunts and rough sex? Beer must be involved (5)

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