Independent Cryptic #11500

2023-08-21

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Across

8a

Employee often up before the board (7)

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9a

Kinda hot on holiday (6)

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10a

Race circuit announcer retires to dismay (5)

11a

City where you'll see German book a holiday (9)

13a

Current government incredibly masterful (10)

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15a

Magazine vendor saving the covers (4)

17a

Complicated taste was prominent (7)

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19a

Slow boat departed with mixed load for the east (7)

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20a

Job Simpson's first away from Springfield? (4)

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21a

Heavy metal fan ate sausage sandwiches back in queue (10)

23a

Try to catch Pedro illicitly trapping birds (9)

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26a

More vintage wine left over to be returned (5)

27a

Part of pistol engineer knocked off (6)

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28a

Don't fuss about mud brought back into shelter (7)

Down

1d

Ruler's honest face (12)

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2d

Bone someone you like in back of Chevy? (6)

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3d

Miserable place in Wales renovated completely (9)

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4d

Copy part of (4)

5d

Police officer failing hard GCSE is fired (10)

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6d

Darling dog that's partly eaten an antimacassar (4)

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7d

Ultimate ruin worried both sides in court (8)

12d

Woman cross after free hair set malfunctions (12)

14d

Diversion husband going the wrong way by traffic light (10)

16d

Old Peruvian laughs loudly having secret schemes (9)

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18d

New York hosts busy accommodating four for Christmas (8)

22d

Bird shot dead by comedian (6)

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24d

Very large egg for one person (4)

25d

Old man will lose vitality (4)

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