Independent Cryptic #11426

2023-05-26

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Across

1a

About to be absorbed into the crowd as they say (5)

4a

Don’t allow ghostly coverings say with no time for wailing spirits (8)

9a

City European swathed in black carpets (6)

10a

Caught dancing around around large witch’s accessory? (8)

12a

Real German playwright German not British (4)

13a

Charge lots of directors for advertising material (10)

15a

Look at new type of cinema returning in middle of week (7)

16a

Awkward customer to toss back endless throws (7)

18a

Afropop in bar endlessly (3)

19a

Not a member of group possibly facing follow-on? (7)

20a

Meadow hired out after fine bit of advertising (7)

21a

Discriminatory treatment not primarily excellent standard (10)

23a

Happen to get cheers for version under test (4)

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26a

One special lunar vehicle? Man provides home for one (8)

27a

Declining upholstery material if front’s absent (6)

28a

Malta is getting peevish with independent state (8)

29a

Dude showing extremes of duplicity (5)

Down

1d

Put down a quantity of food (5)

2d

Rowdy company somewhat plastered? (9)

3d

Cumbrian river: pike’s last refuge (4)

5d

I should be promoted in duty following a very advanced state of readiness (12)

6d

A line in some plan revised feature of dam? (10)

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7d

Annoying child denied first wrong act (5)

8d

Getting old observes small amount of money having claimed pension at last (9)

11d

Possibly release diary - it covers 365 days or so (12)

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14d

Foolish insinuation overlooking a new decline? (10)

15d

Isometric exercises? Sexy stuff (9)

17d

Associated with detective hansom lies mostly free (9)

22d

Novel listing includes literary pseudonym (5)

24d

Old King trapped in a US city in a rage (5)

25d

A necklace item one lost among the sheets? (4)