Independent Cryptic #11422

2023-05-22

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Across

1a

Is it possible invalid almost should get a tube? (7)

5a

Praised criminal in state of hopelessness (7)

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9a

Snail perhaps found in Gourmet food establishment with glamping accommodation? (9)

10a

Place in church where briefly I will may be heard (5)

11a

Agreed part-time soldiers (fifty) gave out pork pies (7)

12a

Revolutionary English (Home Counties) dairy product (6)

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14a

Story involving British chart (5)

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16a

Bubbles seen in TV series: first of all staging unusually dramatic scenes (8)

18a

25 quid given to Star's companion for a ride? (8)

20a

Parade mostly includes such marches (5)

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22a

Guarantee finding animal by river (6)

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23a

Stares excitedly restraining energy as piece of mosaic revealed (7)

26a

Gather leader of aborigines found in valley (5)

27a

Savings - from earnings initially - come in so erratically (9)

28a

Declines to accept official applications (7)

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29a

Oriental holiday at beginning of November (7)

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Down

1d

Part of machine getting computer science absorbed - which makes it think? (8)

2d

Being nosey see rocket launcher at Canaveral's base (5)

3d

This country gets bad weather by end of June? No - it's somewhere else (7)

4d

I said parts damaged in this plant (10)

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5d

Completely useless English fellow (4)

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6d

Blow! This chap gets silk initially as bandages! (7)

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7d

Headless rodent spotted by mother somewhere in Europe (9)

8d

Fat cigarette discovered in jacket (6)

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13d

Favours pull on spliff inhaling: Roger's head swimming! (10)

15d

Reserves hour with little person making item of library furniture? (9)

17d

Doubly a fool taking in killer (8)

19d

Stir fry snot? That's pants! (7)

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20d

Bases storing last of weapons for tyrannical leaders (7)

21d

Maiden with incense as Nativity prop (6)

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24d

Ecstasy - diet version - for the chosen ones? (5)

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25d

Technical details written up to obtain mushrooms (4)