Independent Cryptic #11477

2023-07-25

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Across

7a

You must have passed this and they say you'll be accepted (5)

8a

Made as if he'd no alternative (9)

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11a

Recruits register to fill spaces (7)

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12a

Plant found in hedgerow by bishop leading hike (7)

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13a

Patterned fabric starts to be attractive trend in Kazakhstan (5)

15a

Gathers flowers for minor suppliers (4,5)

17a

Grey-haired dolt wasting time cycling (3)

19a

Wretched prime time, lacking content and comparatively worthless (7)

20a

Place to cleanse oneself of endless tinned food (3)

22a

Sponsors possibly shed tears seeing the style of Michael Foot's hair (9)

23a

Knot perhaps for fly fisherman? (5)

25a

One-wheeled vehicle in first section of race disqualified after flipping over (7)

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27a

Following a scam is going in for a harsh form of government (7)

30a

Banking centre different than an ATM (9)

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31a

Neutering partly removed these organs (5)

Down

1d

Married, following which regularly surlier and cross (4)

2d

Soldier left inside joined drill (6)

3d
14d

(and 14 Down) Best parts of the queen’s anatomy? (4,5)

4d

Eliminates aristocrats with guillotine treatment (4)

5d

Right to proceed with regard to eliminating duplication (4)

6d

King upset with nibmany problems with faulty pen? (8)

9d

Written down like the two in water, symbolically (9)

10d

After a change of heart, refuse to put on clothes (5)

13d

Life of Brian's debut coming up, pay attention! (3)

14d

See 3 Down

15d

Not to be discussed out of respect to management (3-6)

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16d

Cheat, having succeeded, gloated (5)

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18d

Hedonistic nightspot gutted after the seventies? (8)

21d
29d

(and 29 Down) A way of communicating I'm a liar, unfortunately (3,4)

22d

Shackleton's heading to visit pole or bust! (5)

24d

Test perhaps after daughter becomes road user (6)

26d

Twitter and tweeter (4)

27d

Elephant sometimes seen in basin in church (4)

28d

In broadcast satirise aggressive winger (4)

29d

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