Independent Cryptic #11559

2023-10-28

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Across

1a

Cultivate favourable publicity about old hotel (6)

4a

Company minutes outspoken protest (8)

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9a

Every principal to begin with studied dancing and acted as understudy (9)

11a

Contemptuous expression of witness withholding name (5)

12a

America stops appeal with change of heart related to sentencing? (7)

13a

I retain unusual characteristic of sloth (7)

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14a

Risk for one willing to back directors (9)

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16a

It would still be foolish if son were involved (5)

18a

Woman will get rid of case (5)

19a

Stops sit-in organised around school period (9)

21a

Company acquiring label in acceptable shape (7)

23a

State part of article so thoroughly (7)

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25a

Evil demon largely behind ceremony not finishing (5)

26a

Presses on somehow obtaining answers (9)

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27a

Leave house cover when fencing yard (8)

28a

Conservative failure that will come to an end (6)

Down

1d

Patrons transported by this feature of encyclopedic ability (7)

2d

Change and cope without male leadership in children's institution (9)

3d

Most of TED Talk's about computer pioneer (5)

5d

Grotesque Saw videos tell stories of dubious merit (13)

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6d

Return on investment connected with tense concession rises later (9)

7d

Prevent state heading for totalitarianism (5)

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8d

New arrival had to report on events (7)

10d

Amoral vanity's destroyed good band (13)

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15d

Pleased legal document includes help for navigating obscure passages? (9)

17d

Rigorous trials start to assess Policemen's Ball after last one's cancelled (9)

18d

Tolerate school keeping Queen's partner second from last (7)

20d

Finance track covers partnership in deal (7)

22d

Great deal involving railway boosted region (5)

24d

Corrupt result of ruthless campaign? (5)