Independent Cryptic #11539

2023-10-05

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Across

1a

Car exploded abruptly within earshot (7)

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5a

Ask desperately about an airline's unstructured seating (7)

9a

German children reconnoitre location of protest march (11)

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10a

Tango on fellow's bed (3)

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11a

Place using Enigma regularly during war? (6)

12a

Rocker squeezes spot coming over for party (7)

14a

Time-keeper came across moron moving race's finish (9)

15a

Bath leads to this enormous flood (5)

16a

Story finished go to bed (5)

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18a

Two sides of article daughter put in Roman's hand (9)

20a

European cuts turkey consumed when extra family might come? (7)

21a

Crazed fratricide turned on mother (6)

24a

What's in roe? See answer (3)

25a

Upright member on internet surprisingly rude (11)

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26a

Low mount needing female climber's second rope ... (7)

27a

... gas used partly for legendarily high one? (7)

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Down

1d

Angling shop's opening in a leafy part of London (5)

2d

Study rise of evil; topic number one terror (15)

3d

Cattle cross river in Cornwall following drone over (7)

4d

Bridge player's joke pocketing ace and hiding jack (4)

5d

Give card to number one accountant (10)

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6d

Innocent cargo of vessel tracked northwards (7)

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7d

Overturned taxi skated wildly; maybe Joan's counselling passengers (15)

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8d

Toppling finally old cupboard with books on hit the printers (9)

13d

Refugees from Aleppo to be relocated (10)

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14d

Lovely-sounding honey really horrible (9)

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17d

One using both hands on bars while pedalling? (7)

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19d

Wonderful e-tailer exchanging ring for one grand (7)

22d

At a lecture seeing faculty's names (5)

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23d

Rotating component plumber's fitting under the sink (4)

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