Independent Cryptic #11482

2023-07-31

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Across

1a

Editors of baseball's first World Series broadcast (12)

9a

When it gets dark almost everybody hides stuff occasionally (9)

10a

Rent out large facility (5)

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11a

Popular person stealing hearts briefly (7)

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12a

Switch perhaps and offer comfort (7)

13a

Musical effects represented as sliding? (9)

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16a

From the outset Federer’s looking exhausted and it sucks! (4)

18a

Bread from store delivered (4)

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19a

Jeez please leave something healthy to eat! (9)

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22a

Unknown writer collecting military award etc (7)

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23a

Pretty average results for gambler? (7)

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25a

Vessel patrolling right round European city (5)

26a

In the end I’m all tired out running on this? (9)

27a

New grad’s told to embrace also being a model of excellence (12)

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Down

1d

Really great booze stocked by bar close to Reading (7)

2d

They're made with lots of time (5)

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3d

Free places to go in the summer in France (8)

4d

Banter is like enveloped in nonsense (5)

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5d

Choice of meals frequently ignored in part (9)

6d

Back off it’s about time to give up? (6)

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7d

Australian soldier stationed in quiet mostly distant West Coast city (8)

8d

No gun-toting Americans protect the First Lady? (6)

14d

Pub drinks picked up for members of a clique (8)

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15d

Potentially award-winning foreign drama made money outside America (9)

17d

Inhibited French queen ultimately stayed at home (8)

18d

Whine about phone software that’s rubbish (6)

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20d

Extremely round betel nuts became measurably bigger? (7)

21d

Ring grabbed by sweet tailless monkey (6)

23d

Turn towards the left crossing river (5)

24d

Board requiring assent from two EU representatives? (5)

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