Independent Cryptic #11417

2023-05-16

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Across

9a

City gentleman knocked back by secretary (5)

10a

Rogue One's cast is sexy (9)

11a

Geneva Convention extremely complex with European payback (9)

12a

Bill knocked back wine in summer (5)

13a

Witch in a Private Eye article is a problem for consumer (7)

15a

Vitamin secret in olive extract (7)

17a

I sort swimming trunks (5)

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18a

Party for small dog (3)

20a

Ancient European articles (5)

22a

Worldly Lucie’s coming back wanting one afternoon with Romeo (7)

25a

Meet at 1 on board empty ferry (7)

26a

See 4 Down

27a

Played his shot with Madame Defarge initially holding on (9)

30a

Uncle Rod's stray dog (9)

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31a

Darnay rejecting a novel full of lust (5)

Down

1d

Wide boy heavyweight’s comeuppance (4)

2d

Testing moment for singer after putting cocaine before career (8)

3d

Man maybe endlessly fooled (4)

4d
26a

(and 26 Across) Revolutionary lecturer getting into Japan amateur wrestling (4-4,5)

5d

Problem involving United's showboater (6)

6d

Dr Manette angry about power division in country (10)

7d

League boss without working capital (6)

8d

Some aristocrats are the enemy of the revolution (4)

13d

Nothing between key soprano singers (5)

14d

Final fate of Sydney's crop? (10)

16d

House actor’s articulated vehicle (5)

19d

Nick Bottom hiding cash box (8)

21d

Hot for personal assistant in office close to Faubourg (8)

23d

Tory without skill making a packet (6)

24d

How to get growth in to Worthing or Bognor? (6)

26d

Tips from Marquis St Evrémonde embracing upper-class inspiration (4)

28d

Horse trial (4)

29d

Periods of revolution a year in the case of Dickens (4)