Independent Cryptic #11524

2023-09-18

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Across

6a

Cryptic clues for female yielded satisfaction at conclusion (7)

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7a

Liquid turned to jelly like a shot (5)

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9a

Behaves unpredictably in South Africa with Graeme Smith at first (4)

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10a

Lovely food store thug and vacuous fool ransacked (10)

11a

Time to stop umpire and reflect (8)

13a

I adore exotic technician on tour (6)

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15a

Two articles one about bread (4)

17a

Before noon nearly 20 show contempt (5)

18a

College address on the Web provides twist (4)

19a

Essentially woeful festival is feeble (6)

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20a

Former partner exercises assuming spinning course will provide rush (8)

23a

Perhaps Pope failing with regard to charging man of high standing (10)

26a

Some smartphones horrendously sensitive to the cold (4)

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27a

Try out a coat (5)

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28a

English band is returning notices collectively (7)

Down

1d

Conservative logic for one showing guilt (10)

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2d

Henry abandons something difficult to crack up in frozen area (6)

3d

Dispense port measure (4)

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4d

Mostly develop fury inside for sycophant (8)

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5d

Discharged small lump of faeces? (4)

6d

Stop to examine inspiring bit of expressionism (5)

8d

Fancy rice cakes our delivery driver's delivered (7)

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12d

Call out incorrect card play right away (5)

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14d

Losing millions Ant and Dec claim being out-of-sorts is not deliberate (10)

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16d

Upset at Cliff's torment (7)

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17d

Emaciated itinerant welcomes letter from Athens (8)

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21d

In bowl season soup (6)

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22d

Sample 27 is damaged (5)

24d

Regularly repressed language ... (4)

25d

... has changed hands otherwise (4)