Independent Cryptic #11383

2023-04-06

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Across

1a

Sanctioned wretch provided with makeshift bomb (8)

5a

Briefly coming back to tour a state (6)

9a

Chinese order of cooked fish e.g. skinned tuna (8)

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10a

Inside of gulag has tourists stunned (6)

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12a

Ladies perhaps hide forgoing second chance (6)

13a

Occasionally fond of an oddball (8)

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15a

Tube fare - you've got nothing without it! (7)

16a

Regret turning over continental bread (4)

20a

Look after river sport (4)

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21a

British fruit and nuts (7)

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25a

Was waiter's duck covered in low-calorie wine? (8)

26a

Dickie Bird initially backed English one and two (6)

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28a

Course covering constant alongside unknown variable (6)

29a

Light brown mist swirling until one's lost (8)

30a

Lake taken in by extremely eager stranger (6)

31a

Keep quiet about aid (8)

Down

1d

Rapidly turn firearm increasing core volume? (6)

2d

Tory's beginning to irritate Speaker (6)

3d

Last five crackers for Christmas perhaps (8)

4d

Regularly test music case (4)

6d

Motor missing centre needing to be replaced (6)

7d

Counterpart with hands? (8)

8d

Almighty deed changing cats for dogs - all tailless (8)

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11d

A horse/sheep mix-up (7)

14d

Sorry criminal has identified missing head (7)

17d

Endless petitions about record that's typically American (8)

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18d

Scattered rice lost in part of cathedral (8)

19d

Ordnance Survey spread out in Barnes & Noble (8)

22d

Support for driver with trimmed wheel that's funny (6)

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23d

I enjoy drugs and rock and roll primarily (6)

24d

Article in French newspaper that is socialist (6)

27d

Retreat from short Scottish landowner (4)

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