Independent Cryptic #11434

2023-06-05

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Across

8a

River runs round place men scout (8)

9a

Stupid wife seen in white cotton endlessly (6)

10a

First shows from Busted going awry (6)

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11a

Joke about new light in criminal haunt (8)

12a

Metal having variable edgenot hard (4)

13a

Red Queen's drink (6,4)

15a

British in competition providing support (7)

16a

Learner breaks cover to give spectacular performance (7)

19a

Dandies supplied with Douro winedeadly pursuit for some (5,5)

21a

Inspired Darwish pens literary collection (4)

22a
3d

(and 3 Down) Deathly reminder left with estate in Usk somehow peeved surgeon (5,3,10)

24a

Explosive in a car plant (6)

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25a

Look good next to Pierce (6)

26a

Flair shown in sitar playing attempt (8)

Down

1d

Face right, removing top outside Brazilian city (8)

2d

Tribe keeping noisy bats — 500 needed in fantastic place (5-6-4)

3d

See 22 Across

4d

Fiery monster devouring old horse soldier (7)

5d

Wystan Hugh leaves uniform in Yemeni city (4)

6d

Saint Mark fully took offence at lawman's intolerance (5-10)

7d

Italian man grins strangelyoxygen restricted (6)

14d

Poet embracing one Latvian amateur (10)

17d

Complain after object placed with duckplum stone? (8)

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18d

Frosty relations? Liberal enters dispute about fishing limits (4,3)

20d

Similar to Spenser, Kelly moving around island (6)

23d

Top copy with illiterate signature? (4)