Independent Cryptic #11485

2023-08-03

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Across

1a

Yankee plane, burning, crosses Yankee river (8)

5a

Gary for one or Bill's partner for one (6)

9a

Rebellious Frenchwoman goes outside to wander in search of pleasure (8)

10a

Played tipcat with son for a bit of pork crackling (6)

11a

A lot of French opera stars (5)

12a

Be willing to assist Fed after 5 (9)

15a

Some strikingly-coloured compound (6)

17a

Chinese philosophers sit up when tucking into ground oats (7)

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20a

Saw R&B show with New Order (7)

22a

Squirrel's nest found by a posh girl (6)

24a

Gave an account of fourth-rate brothel, terribly seedy for the most part externally (9)

26a

I will leave sales counter, but not now (5)

27a

Crow circles crop heap (6)

28a

Get used to upset stomach, mainly after ingesting copper (8)

29a

It may delete title from surreal horror film (6)

30a

One dispatches noodles with it (8)

Down

1d

Bound to see kids dropping off (6)

2d

Right-wing Nicaraguan officer's introduction to opera singer (9)

3d

Business meeting with postgraduate about underground rock (5)

4d

Dirac electrolysed aluminium phosphate? (7)

6d

See 13 Down

7d

Dear God, it's an ancient city (5)

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8d

Powerful bird biting head off large reptile (3)

13d
6d

(and 6 Down) Safe from danger in the forest? Just the opposite (3,2,3,4)

14d

The asylum-seekers take a walk in the park (4)

16d

Munch her pricey dessert (6,3)

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18d

Witnesses art collection being dumped in bins (9)

19d

Recycled information in newspaper article (2-2)

21d

Fish heads from Bay of Biscay (3)

22d

Maybe druggies did set out to break laws (7)

23d

Former president snubbed a new president (6)

25d

No time for vastly different trees in a region (5)

26d

Recluses' dwellings, primarily lacking air (5)

27d

Jack Jones occasionally has coffee in diner (3)