Independent Cryptic #11576

2023-11-17

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Across

1a

Player of woodwind instrument back to including wood from France (6)

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5a

Help with coin tossing for game (8)

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9a

Several readers luck out in error (8)

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10a

Showing little thought placing one container inside another (6)

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11a

Staying and turning to receive old Judge then new (10)

12a

Six feet regularly cut down a small amount (4)

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13a

Excellent and correct keeping first of them in letting nothing out (8)

15a

Little to search following end of tumult (6)

17a

Attempt to restrain extreme characters and be revolutionary? One has a broad view (6)

18a

A figure of speech incorporating much-used medicinal poison (8)

19a

Non-English clubs backed racket (4)

21a

Late? Soon it looks bad as traffic jams form? (10)

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23a

Animal transport question kept coming back (6)

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24a

How certain athletes may appear fleeing (8)

25a

It may allow you to look down on broadcaster of undemanding fare (8)

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26a

Doctor still taken aback about student’s foolish garb (6)

Down

2d

Ticker governing how your ticker ticks? (15)

3d

What writer needs: initially staying away from container of liquid courage (9)

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4d

One covering row about Liberal (5)

5d

What’s represented by bus trip not car pool’s limitations? (15)

6d

One giving a steer to a raving lunatic (9)

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7d

A pair of military leaders turned up for drink (5)

8d

Basis for measuring this? “Gut feel: London” I twice elaborated (15)

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14d

Seasonal symbol offers reason to eat greedily (9)

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16d

I’m to hanker about obligation being fretful (9)

20d

Award degree during dinner? (5)

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22d

Satisfied religious books may be upheld as tribal symbol (5)