Independent Cryptic #11450

2023-06-23

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Across

1a

Troop meantime demolished Eastern power (7,6)

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9a

Long party held after college (5)

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10a

Nothing in Times, reflected hoodlum (3)

11a

Run off, right? (5)

13a

Crowd, taken aback about defeat, show signs of progress (7)

14a

Went round area? Declined to cover that (7)

15a

Bishop will appear in a trial if all goes well (2,4)

16a

Extravagant lecturer, getting university cross, beginning to avoid panel (6)

18a

No, though I might risk mine? (3,2,4,4)

22a

Waste material, deteriorating almost entirely (5)

24a

Flash cut off, but revealing sudden movement (3)

25a

Flash publication held back including article from Paris (5)

27a

Treatment for wound unable to progress beyond emergency room after student’s brought in (8-7)

28a

Family name, during second year, carrying little weight (6)

29a

Daughter beginning to reject Prince? Fool (6)

Down

2d

Old pop song often called for in cafés? (3,3,3)

3d

Supervise parts of Test by middle of week (7)

4d

Irregular feature showing my mastery, possibly (9)

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5d

Limb, after decapitation, remains? (5)

6d

Passengers accepting adjustment of tollit’s the same for everyone (4,3)

7d

Lexicographer mostly heard and understood tense (5)

8d
21d

(and 21 Down) Curative plant has a life in South Carolina, America (8)

12d
26d

(and 26 Down) Coastal measure, new, abandoned by country after it flipped over (8)

16d

Where one’s placed to start meal, having secured a place to live? (6,3)

17d

Official, reprimanded after old city wiped out, thought again (9)

19d

Work, having no money, time after time denied protective gear (7)

20d

Part of vessel drags, leading to trouble (7)

21d

See 8 Down

23d

Fine pace shown in film (5)

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24d

Fish associated with a barrel, as it were (5)

26d

See 12 Down