Independent Cryptic #11548

2023-10-16

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Across

1a

What's due is due but that's totally heartless (4)

8a

Chap's after some roofing; bill him first? (10)

9a

Rum drink that's taken in jest (6)

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10a

Cool temperature on continent producing a mixture of airs (8)

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11a

'Timeless urban stereotype' - describing lines of shops? (8)

14a

Dislike navies or being at sea? (8)

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17a

Quietly market revolutionary steamer (5)

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18a

Received in service something symbolic: MC perhaps (4)

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20a

Knocked over regularly by a deadly woman (4)

21a

Wearing expression of discontent son in a pet? (5)

22a

Fresh teen date might be a goer! (8)

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24a

Gathering's falling apart with hundreds leaving (8)

27a

Element of fruit found in a can? Quite the reverse (8)

29a

Alloy from ammo album occasionally selected by soldiers (6)

30a

Following misfortune one working as coach driver's assistant? (10)

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31a

Initiate evacuation of learner from Alpine region (4)

Down

1d

Fool medic into twosome (5)

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2d

Painter or philosopher - which might be rasher? (5)

3d

Smart and silly alternately (3)

4d

A bit of corn stew is letdown for deerstalker? (7)

5d

Driver maybe new one entering pit (6)

6d

Ancient city is fragrant repeatedly pruning its borders (4)

7d

Bloke's charged with providing outdated car parts (9)

12d

Small amount husband's removed from the till mistakenly (6)

13d

Game birds shot without resistance (4)

15d

Public library's stopping noted organ (6)

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16d

Left amateur to disconnect unfinished toilets (9)

19d

Steer clear of sweetheart (4)

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21d

Admire medium uneasily? There's something fishy about her (7)

23d

Fellow needing hairpiece trimmed on top - Trump? (6)

25d

Stupid fly's wings adhering to something sticky (5)

26d

Thinker preferring university to a bitter world (5)

28d

Here's betting you can carry this off (4)

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29d

Example of singularity captured by Pioneer (3)

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