Independent Cryptic #11380

2023-04-03

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Across

1a

Bums bared pretty Italian nurses run for cover (8)

5a

Product stolen by courier (6)

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10a

12d or so a boy kept handy (15)

11a

Occupant of dirty kennel? (4)

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12a

Playing field correctly positioned for football right? Think again (10)

15a

Loud section of hymn repeated by Spooner (7)

16a

Satirist primarily turns out parodies (7)

18a

Stored information somewhat frowned at as ethnocentric (7)

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20a

Step-brothers turned back having dropped penny sweets (7)

21a

Vessel NATO designed to carry second missile (10)

22a

I agree with you I see (4)

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24a

Drunk given watered shot felt hurt and quit perhaps (15)

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26a

Heat on producing glow (6)

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27a

Spoon fairly close to a bit of pasta (8)

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Down

1d

After having work done elder aunt's no different (9)

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2d

Very popular bar more insolvent? (11)

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3d

Pigs in the middle fear empty troughs (4)

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4d

Monarch given reception by county's cavalry (7)

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6d

Sally keeps minimal shortening in larder (10)

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7d

Hard like 3d (3)

8d

Note you hear someone singing (5)

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9d

Bars east of Nice start to shut after work (6)

13d

Scruffy beauty was merry after shaving head (11)

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14d

Try on bishop's hat a job for a sucker (10)

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17d

Quickly showing Spice Girl's back in style (9)

19d

Bill and Will to share black jacket (6)

20d

Endurance adds dynamism to flips when energy's gone (7)

21d

Alpen possibly a name that evokes mountains (5)

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23d

African ruler acted lead in Othello (4)

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25d

Relative security for the UK (3)

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