Independent Cryptic #11506

2023-08-28

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Across

7a

Foolish old woman abandons vernacular (7)

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8a

Do marry fox (7)

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10a

Take sister dancing with the best of luck (10)

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11a

Boast about racket (4)

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12a

Duck getting into grief as abused to produce this? (8)

14a

More work for everyone with better capital backing (6)

15a

German bizarrely excited to welcome unknown creature from America (11)

19a

E.g. Harry Potter's golden snitch finally found in rubbish (6)

20a

Harmless notion involved saving ten cents (8)

22a

Twin grasped a use for engineering (4)

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23a

They're often up in casinos playing without money at first (10)

25a

Secure chat reveals bacterial infection (7)

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26a

Inhale noisily rolling oneself fun-size bites (7)

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Down

1d

Issue rebellious speech perhaps forgetting opening (7)

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2d

Turn one away from Casablanca say (4)

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3d

Again bond over fiddle (6)

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4d

Folk legend's abridged hit placed in vault (8)

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5d

A heartless lie upset lover (10)

6d

Country dancing is not interrupting middle of meal (7)

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9d

Doctor listens with base cruelty (11)

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13d

Shock sect member shortly after broken heart (10)

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16d

Archipelago's nuts - mostly chopped Brazil nuts (8)

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17d

Spirit seen around outskirts of Salt Lake City (7)

18d

What's played high covering a very small volume? (7)

21d

C Dynasty i (6)

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24d

Humming except note that's in doubt (4)

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