Independent Cryptic #11543

2023-10-10

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Across

1a

Organised beach swim around Rhode Island is avoiding Providence (11)

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7a

Help from ChatGPT for one degree (3)

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9a

Team not initially dealing with centre from Peter Crouch (5)

10a

Large tank destroyed megastore (9)

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11a

Wee Hearts shock United making a comeback in group (9)

12a

Vangelis's No 1 single covered by pop artist (5)

13a

Spear fish in river (7)

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15a

E The German Times m (4)

18a

Red Queen cutting finger (4)

20a

Dickens character arresting one more suspect (7)

23a

Court date ending for Lily Allen perhaps (5)

24a

Nick Drake gutted about wearing pants (9)

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26a

Scottish guy about to break fruit machine (9)

27a

Runners stop and return (5)

28a

Gentleman's abrupt personal assistant (3)

29a

Lead actor in Rocky makes announcement (11)

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Down

1d

Sailor on leave in the centre of Yarmouth is a pest (8)

2d

Police force in Channel Islands correct to get cross (8)

3d

Live streaming company missing introduction from Ten Hag (5)

4d

Most nervous side get hammered (7)

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5d

Retired characters taking part in skinny-dip is nice and tasteless (7)

6d

Naga Munchetty finally had drama broadcast (9)

7d

Busy contralto in revolutionary musical (6)

8d

Angler served up trouble for fish (6)

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14d

Journalist hanging around mobile library is a proverbial character (9)

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16d

Princess entertaining country's prime minister (8)

17d

Exchanged with naked lady in version of Tinder (8)

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19d

Bristol City's top worn by an international giant (7)

20d

' Doctor Who s (7)

21d

Head of Sky Sports making promises (6)

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22d

Bobby Fischer ultimately escaping from accident (6)

25d

Oddly slow Friday in the city (5)

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