Independent Cryptic #11541

2023-10-07

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Across

6a

Blokes with love for power causing havoc (5)

7a

Nose put out of joint by shameless suggestions (9)

10a

Drinking buddy knocked back beer shortly before golf (7)

11a

Don't forget: I like skinny-dippers to swallow chlorine (7)

12a

Very bad egg seizes on signs of debt (9)

13a

Private property where hound doesn't need lead (5)

14a

DCIs troop about, keeping eyes peeled for correctional officers (4,7)

20a

Has Portillo oddly dropped May's predecessor? (5)

22a

Look after recording of game played by Venus and Serena Williams? (9)

24a

Irish county's accomplished - another's losing its way (7)

25a

Striker sent off after starting on a sub (7)

26a

Some lingo in need of circulation (9)

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27a

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Down

1d

Parasitic imp struggling with vicar (8)

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2d
27a

(and 27 Across) In role of monarch, heir ignores son's latest quote (6,5)

3d

Little creature's become large one, according to Spooner (8)

4d

Some of us live dangerously around sources of temptation (6)

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5d

Charlie more or less gets through drunken toast without slurring (8)

6d

Conservative senior's not so hot (6)

8d

Sisters gathering round letter in Sense and Sensibility? (5)

9d

Solver repeatedly excoriated Methuselah cryptic (6)

15d

Multilingual talking parrot ultimately sitting on fortune (8)

16d

Writer's skewering trendy piece of music straight away (2,2,4)

17d

In the end, students carry stories about half-cut academic across whole institution (8)

18d

Damsel's rescue secured by knights, perhaps (6)

19d

Buttons turned up volume right before end of pantomime (6)

21d

One quarter of peace-mongering outfit (5)

22d

A cool comeback finally written into Bond film (6)

23d

Delighted empty nesters romped atop pantry table, initially (6)

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