Independent Cryptic #11468

2023-07-14

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Across

1a

Love lost in greeting students (4)

3a

I’ll abandon vicious rocking embracing quiet songs? (10)

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9a

Angry with line presented in papers (4)

10a

Turks are confused finding gold in vegetable dish (10)

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12a

Youngster father held back seizing catapult? On the contrary (7)

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13a

Indication of caution linked to church room (7)

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14a

Viking text indicating treatment of one’s lord (8)

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16a

Bird-catcher with bird in iron ring initially (6)

18a

Rather thin requiring millions invested in cure (6)

20a

Resort book’s absolutely correct (8)

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24a

Stone cooking system is unusual (7)

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25a

Mistakes - letting European escape - by British spies: they prompt reflections (7)

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26a

Regalia say returned - very small wrapping tip removed - so sad you could laugh (10)

27a

Obliged we hear to supply tabulated item (4)

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28a

Version of G’n’S operetta not seeing an end to me? (10)

29a

Forget nothing provided by US university (4)

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Down

1d

English architect tries to sell space after suffering reversal (9)

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2d

Play restaged in top lakeside spot? (7)

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4d

Sources of Cointreau or spirits dispensing litre (7)

5d

Long time Conservative occupying US city office (6)

6d

Reach instruction for knitting a giant sweater? (12)

7d

Trattoria food shortcomings turning up? Eat quickly finishing early (7)

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8d

Worried interrupting king’s supply (5)

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11d

Plonk second of toes into foaming Indian river (12)

15d

Retreat observed in the BBC (3)

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17d

Bird heading off soaring showing new life (9)

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19d

Second tirade about department is caustic (7)

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21d

Inclination to have one regularly consuming salad vegetable (7)

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22d

Radioactive element hot decaying - bound to involve uranium (7)

23d

Disappointing items shown by telescope component capturing only half of Moon (6)

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24d

Organise a number of games at university (5)

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