Independent Cryptic #11378

2023-03-31

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Across

1a

Surprise to get uncapped wine (4)

3a

Theatre-worker’s hour after time moving into position (5,4)

8a
23a

(and 23 Across) In favour of turning in coalmine dividend (6)

9a

Devours tuna melts, keen to try something unusual? (11)

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10a

Crudely insolent about article regarding stress (9)

11a

Excessive documentation returned, leading to more of the same (5)

12a

Bread from birdhouse Mark’s brought into lounge (7,4)

15a

See 16 Across

16a
15a

(and 15 Across) Develop move in cinematography (3,3)

17a

Unveils most of model after recasting statue (5,2,4)

19a

German holding on? He’s not holding on (5)

20a

The official or executive finally delivering in that case (9)

22a

Leaders of troops filling suitable job (11)

23a

See 8 Across

24a

Fabulous support given to finish a railway (9)

25a

Source of fibres, fine and loose (4)

Down

1d

That guy’s hopeless, ignoring article about the liver (7)

2d

Be jubilant over new expensive headgear (5)

3d

It’s no great age: still time to get noticed externally (9)

4d

Cancel regular publication, missing one source of argument(5)

5d

English pound provided that, free to vary, not vacantly showing identical variability (13)

6d

Air of trio playing - more sound? (1,8)

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7d

Misrepresent a lot of party upset over legal wrong (7)

9d

Start to develop interpretation after a lot of brute criticism (13)

13d

Quantity of beer popular with doctor, say? It sets the tone (6,3)

14d

Commotion, with lecturer interrupting worried boy rudely (9)

16d

Style of hair that’s something difficult to achieve with dog (7)

18d

Ask too much of public - a sign of error (7)

20d

Fish - trawler disposing of contents into the drink (5)

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21d

Not wanting to eat anything? Not quite - tripe etc will suffice (5)