Independent Cryptic #11404

2023-05-01

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Across

5a

Nearly go bust throughout 2020? (8)

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8a

Offer Richard bags of iron (6)

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10a

s i p (10)

11a

Such a great distance rook flies in Chesterfield? (4)

12a

Revelation is boring for a clergyman (6)

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14a

Rule independence out displaying military weapons (8)

15a

Endorse funny clown's prop (7)

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17a

Have group sex secretly at first (7)

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20a

Publish record yield (8)

22a

Large spacious parts of shopping centres for worship of God alone (6)

24a

Desire to remove wrapping from Big Mac perhaps (4)

25a

Swede stops recently recruited staff backing shopkeeper (10)

27a

Half of English city united old people (6)

28a

One who treats spiritual problems scratched head in erotic sex manoeuvres (8)

Down

1d

Brother touching wife's forehead (4)

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2d

Acerbity of former Rangers and Liverpool manager about introduction of reviews (8)

3d

Bad conclusion can create upset (6)

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4d

Radio and most of cassette player oddly thrown out in error (10)

6d

Mistake made by mischievous child initially covered up (5)

7d

Continue claiming detective sergeant is someone you sponsor (6)

9d

Transmits disease to mosquitos say beginning to fear for Society (7)

13d

Prisoner gets medicine perhaps to obtain sense of right and wrong (10)

16d

Flag up region abandoned by leader in part of Africa (7)

18d

Nothing is advanced in South American country largely regarding extinction (8)

19d

Bird waste product covers sheep (6)

21d

Admits 17 with drink (6)

23d

They may be positive about Catholic sacred images (5)

26d

Regularly encircle French city (4)