Independent Cryptic #11432

2023-06-02

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Across

1a

Whimsical statistician embracing imaginary number (6)

4a

Quits taking in tense happenings (6)

8a

Pause to bury first of potatoes in furrow (9)

11a

Sap courage of member of emergency troops? (5)

12a

Daughter beside boat in shadow (4)

13a

Exploits servant due to go off (10)

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15a

You’ll get best atmosphere around with upstairs room (7)

16a

Against eating rotten grapes (7)

19a

Noir writer omitting first officer with police dog? (7)

20a

Guys around US city returning for one medley (7)

21a

Monarch losing heart besieged by smaller group later (10)

23a

Last character in Government to display energy (4)

25a

Heroine of children’s book in a story about college (5)

26a

Dry? Heated dry roughly (9)

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27a

Valuable information about elderly (6)

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28a

Loose clothing? Rear’s covered in toilet (6)

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Down

1d

Amount of tobacco leading to scrap in sport (9)

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2d

Almost none for tea dished up - now? (9)

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3d

Leaders in North American ring corrupting drug cop (4)

5d

Ungainly TV set to change with much showing-off (10)

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6d

Rugby staff turning up in Belgian city (5)

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7d

Cavity in small ear bone not canine (5)

9d

Endlessly suffer with Circle District Victoria Central etc? (11)

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10d

Sources for this writer will have them working with novel for a year (11)

14d

Apostle taking worship is one on a famous journey (10)

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17d

An obsessive soldier besetting one person receiving regular payments (9)

18d

Space for printer to include border round about? It’s always around (9)

21d

Word on the street is “Inclined to give away money” (5)

22d

Marvellous actor’s last in order of appearance (5)

24d

Political assistant’s first to drop plan (4)