Independent Cryptic #11487

2023-08-05

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Across

1a

Showy flower's one left over for ram's consumption (5)

4a
18d

(and 18 Down) Broker deal with him? Fraud involving smear and musical spinster (4,5,7)

9a

Glittering rock genre with Hammond say in county once (9)

10a

See 22 Down

11a

Scots' own isle to the west keeps 500 in land (5)

12a

Close to Chelsea crowd in ecstasy about ritual (9)

13a

4 Across 18's accompanist, female, and man back to fill arena in Delaware? (2,6,5)

17a

Swiss blend, on mixing with nitrogen, causes visual problem (4,9)

21a

Incense of a type at first sealed within silver tomb (9)

24a

Indigo coating very small bone (5)

25a

King in outfit that's rubbish (5)

26a

Screw fitting round effectively, not wide (9)

27a

Making meaty meal, criticise and complain (5,4)

28a

Leave partner dumped and down (5)

Down

1d

Asian runner, fierce sort, is losing energy (6)

2d

Two learners with upper-class don out in Welsh town (9)

3d

Irreverent academic an egghead? (7)

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4d

One from Caspian nation, DI coming round gets on beat (9)

5d

Staff endlessly hostile bouncing off walls? (5)

6d

US motorbike was taken by husband? Nonsense! (7)

7d

Mammoth injured leg crossing a river (5)

8d

From the outset Arsenal pale next to the French champions (8)

14d

Bowed out and went to sleep (6,3)

15d

Kingmaker must have wood for English country home? (9)

16d

Man's man in 11 given small territories in Germany? (8)

18d

See 4 Across

19d

Nameless teenager out to make a stand (7)

20d

Angel in Hardy beginning to turn red (6)

22d
10a

(and 10 Across) Good old supporter opening right up for star (5,5)

23d

Cider producer doubled pressure in beer (5)