Independent Cryptic #11428

2023-05-29

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Across

1a

Aroused using adult items possibly (10)

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6a

Whitish powder initially touted as “like cocaine” (4)

10a

Do children worry? (5)

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11a

London hospital adopting playful way to present data (9)

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12a

Local gossip is what folk tend mostly to spread around (13)

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14a

Shambles in amateur club leading to the return of unrest (8)

16a

Bad wine is occasionally picked out for booze shops (6)

18a

Fragment is small of course (6)

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20a

Endlessly eager romantic partner [swoon!] (8)

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22a

Top of pie covered with firm fine fantastically pleasing fruit (13)

26a

I’m in a country showing Rick and Morty ? (9)

27a

Type of goat largely found in dry mountainous region (5)

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28a

Almost almost dark (4)

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29a

Extremely serious chaps involved in strength test (10)

Down

1d

Party ready to bring Conservative on board (4)

2d

Lack of activity during trip oddly constrained by time (7)

3d

Before you ran out at the end I left (5)

4d

Siblings feeding French friend with a delicious bit of food (8)

5d

Bird in water gently rising up (5)

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7d

Certain amount of interest surrounds carnival site one deduced (7)

8d

Actor’s son getting mixed up with American crime syndicate (10)

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9d

Lively revolutionary given rebuke when leaving area (8)

13d

Connect devices by adapting handy ASCII (10)

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15d

Shrewd announcement of “change direction please” (8)

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17d

Comeback from extraordinary person ends in hideous failure (8)

19d

Making amends for so much in government (7)

21d

Nasty smothering family member is there obviously (7)

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23d

Breakfast item from good restaurants in the South primarily (5)

24d

Sports car frequently seen around university (5)

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25d

Begin right away i.e. immediately! (4)