Independent Cryptic #11508

2023-08-30

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Across

1a

Bird following outline of Signora's vehicle (6)

4a

Hard to get muscles? Attempt endless exercise (8)

10a

Middle of foamy brook swallowing rabid old animal (9)

11a

Push government into revealing statue (5)

12a

Green Party leaders in separate hustings (4)

13a

Rome upset with Indian band (4,6)

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15a

Dread splitting children's crispy starter (7)

16a

Sandwich maybe £25 in space (6)

19a

Month before Mum's uncovered part of nose (6)

21a

Flag exercise navy twice presented to six-footer (7)

23a

Attire essential on day prior to match (6,4)

25a

Device that secures film footage (4)

27a

Smear part of Seattle billboard facing west (5)

28a

Predator mostly solo by deserted Inca region (9)

29a

Doddery brute with scalpel oddly missed bit of bone (8)

30a

Decent hospital is in order (6)

Down

1d

Disorderly mates turning on race (8)

2d

Ascend shouldering fruit and fur (9)

3d

Chances of verses using Dutch not English (4)

5d
21d

(and 21 Down) Cake and ale perhaps receiving zero credit (7,6)

6d

Beat the army originally on horse or equivalent (10)

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7d

Top half of pants setter had loosened (5)

8d

Direction to leave former version of tune (6)

9d

Great king invested by order flamboyantly on ascension (6)

14d

Peter briefly supporting George's commercial success (10)

17d

Young creatures with grey nails treated (9)

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18d

Strike bottom of feckless attendant in charge? (8)

20d

Show university to be blocking false claims (7)

21d

See 5 Down

22d

Smuggler taken in by hollow alchemist's charm (6)

24d

Rich person from Scottish town brought up British (5)

26d

Rubbish left beneath base of shrub, I see (4)