Independent Cryptic #11385

2023-04-08

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Across

8a

Note Jose Carreras read out? (6)

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9a

Americans drinking crap beer regularly - they've no right to take over (8)

10a

He's back in stir - missus finally moves to a new location (8)

11a

Wait to move to a new country (6)

12a

Turn to seemingly good American novel (6)

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13a

Sailor at university overcome by gas (8)

15a

Engineer wows leaders but they're not to be trusted (11)

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19a

Plants are fine around wet areas gardener ultimately admitted (8)

21a

Left with lots of women round big city neighbourhood (6)

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22a

Set in middle of the forest (6)

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24a

Head abroad taking hot-blooded type naked as partner (8)

25a

Stand a chance covering one note over with another (8)

26a

Grace shown by Martha and Liam getting together (6)

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Down

1d

Copies of Spare ? They're heartlessly abandoned (7)

2d

Separate publisher engaged by one of the family (8)

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3d

Nancy's very old-fashioned royal interloper (10)

4d

H and M in America are drones (4)

5d

Clean round South of France town (4)

6d

Alternative belief's mistake essentially - not happening (6)

7d

About to turn over swine - I'm not sure that could be literal (7)

13d

King's lost child in city abroad (5)

14d

Turn party round? Ex-PM describing Labour leader as toast (10)

16d

Mark with date daringly showing leg but not breast (8)

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17d

Hurt roughly tailless stork (7)

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18d

In crate? Wrong - in the bag (7)

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20d

Following stranger for food (6)

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23d

Ordered a number to go out and about (4)

24d

Box maybe one from Hebridean island (4)