Independent Cryptic #11513

2023-09-05

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Across

1a

Singer knocking back cans beside church (6)

5a
17a

(and 17 Across) Getting gospel, we lay off the Book of Numbers (6,5)

10a

Contrary utilitarianists taking moral high ground? (5)

11a

Romeo abandons theatre stage, having such an epiphany? (9)

12a

Spirit's death reversed (4)

13a

Follower ultimately impressed by disappearing act by carpenter? (10)

15a

Church skinned alive bastard using motor? (9)

17a

See 5 Across

19a

Saint goes behind tree for number one (5)

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20a

Fickle type arranging meal with Enoch or one with Lamech (9)

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22a

Old man alias occasionally included by writerso what?! (10)

25a

Lady's heavenly meal not coming with starter (4)

27a

Your opponent traps his own rook before struggle for white square (9)

28a
8d

(and 8 Down) Revised AV is a Mosaic source of laws (5,6)

29a

European chap moved by Jesus' original resting place (6)

30a

Devout lady's fella swapping masochism for sadism (6)

Down

2d

Primarily, not killed or swallowed by someone eating a certain way? (3-6)

3d

End of story read to audience (4)

4d

Driven by water, hot and cold air duly circulating inside (9)

5d

Old address for blokes in Middle Eastern nation (5)

6d

Momentous feast continues to be the opposite of a downer (4,6)

7d

Crosses which Job and Eliphaz would bear together (5)

8d

See 28 Across

9d

Rules which come from the heavens, we're told (6)

14d

Naturist trips, making more coitus tricky (10)

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16d

Comes back to life near askew rocks (9)

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18d

Innocent then mature after gobbling garden's top fruit (9)

19d

Make hungry religious people go after fellow (6)

21d

Distinction made by holy woman when describing American church (6)

23d

Short bit of Bible given new introduction (5)

24d

Tablet with a number of commandments taken down (5)

26d

Act of Judas that's symbolised by a cross (4)