Independent Cryptic #11395

2023-04-20

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Across

8a

Where great bed is behind a Spanish female in the dark (7)

9a

Flower in spot to the left in fairground? (7)

10a

Agricultural reformer with electronic 3 (5)

11a

Inform head of entertainment news about soft drug (9)

12a

See 1 Down

13a

Classical quartet hearing covers of little value (7)

15a

Cheers when cracking 0 + 150 in base 8 (5)

16a

3 17 Down (3)

17a

What protesters did to get 3 (5)

19a

Having clarity, joined banking firm from the east (7)

22a

Ladies, say, brought over 3 for convict in novel (7)

23a

What makes you smart underwear, monastically accommodated (5,4)

24a

For the audience, did rock and roll 3 (5)

26a

Best capital returns invested by compilers in best states (7)

27a

Leaders of excruciating Vogons Arthur Dent's dodging (7)

Down

1d
12a

(and 12 Across) American 3 I included in stuff for children's book (4,7)

2d

Three months in NY digs are a disappointment (4,4)

3d

Real Madrid's front two tire when playing with ball regularly (8)

4d

Kind of talk by European? I'm not sure it's heard in church (2,4)

5d

Current 3 is placed first for Rachmaninoff? (6)

6d

Drunk in street, knocked over one African hooligan (6)

7d

3 which is likely to be green? (4)

9d

3 by Rolling Stone writer (4,3)

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12d

3 by female writer (5)

14d

What poet produces, new 3 (5)

16d

Medic after touching female ending making amends (7)

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17d

One who flogs son, e.g. Yorkshire resident losing head (8)

18d

Cryptic hint about European rock band's instrument (8)

20d

Roughly, 3 which is what artist may use (6)

21d

Bright group of students turned up sozzled (6)

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22d

See 23 Down

23d
22d

(and 22 Down) Pornographic 3 in film (4,6)

25d

Well-bred gentleman's innate superiority (4)

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