Independent Cryptic #11386

2023-04-10

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Across

1a

Director succeeded in 20s with Coolidge's backing (8)

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Half of rubbish outside of Ikea is natural fibre (6)

10a

Clumsy husband leaving bird with dependant (7)

11a

Gas mantles oddly missing in recent delivery (7)

12a

Audibly quiet object that can be discharged (5)

13a

Not spoken with university editor about crank (9)

14a

Rambling officer in this spot by noon amid rocks (11)

18a

Fever distressing ill boss cured for the most part (11)

21a

Animal primarily ate mice and rats aboard new vessel (9)

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23a

French runner seconds in front of a German (5)

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24a

Drug Ceres and Vesta maybe unveiled (7)

25a

Element essential for young carbon-deficient bones (7)

26a

Clocks at watchmakers initially go back-and-forth (6)

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27a

Broadcast that's won various things (8)

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Down

1d

Photograph priest on base of Holy Cross (6)

2d

Archipelago (or island) welcomes navy (6)

3d

Einstein's model church features in Spring magazine (9)

4d

Fish covered with some our child sprinkled? (14)

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6d

Stop sample of nitrobacteria spinning (5)

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7d

Outrageous tirade regarding paving stones? (8)

8d

American flower planted in European capital city (8)

9d

E(0-T) = E(0-T): this cannot be tolerated (14)

15d

Breeds pigs at main sty regularly to be immune (9)

16d

Scuba worked in sea over more than one summer (8)

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Unconventional? Not in here from where I'm sitting (8)

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19d

Desire for the other bikini on vacation in pool (6)

20d

Bladder mistakenly grafted with layer of skin (6)

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22d

Mega-potato in Mumbai raised money (5)