Independent Cryptic #11580

2023-11-22

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Across

1a

America guaranteed to be plentiful (6)

5a

Russian source coming west as requested (7)

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9a

Parking attendant taking so long with Tesla (5)

10a

Women and others left at home good for sport (9)

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11a

Better protected by largely safe deep natural harbour (9)

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12a

Pair that focuses on bridge design requirements (5)

13a

Any video game crashes run straight after launch (12)

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17a

Investment vehicle boss cracks before eggheads (12)

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20a

One's mature look (5)

21a

Associate a young lady had to listen to (9)

23a

Rotten PM no good after training (9)

25a

Short or long pass (5)

26a

Belly starts twisting in worrying sign (7)

27a

Absentee who's on shifts (6)

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Down

2d

Football equipment in need of inflation puff air (6)

3d

Waste water keeping streetcar in LA blue (11)

4d

Briefly prosper as joiner in the joinery business (5)

5d

Fighting in Barking and Kew too (9)

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6d

Books university dons borrowed from the library (3)

7d

Doctor always takes different view for private route (8)

8d

All the pupils perhaps greet sir in order (8)

9d

Check trousers first for Superman underwear going on top (4)

12d

Cooking pud son tastes dough (11)

14d

Stop running race that's annoying (9)

15d

Leave on empty plate a dried-out vegetable (8)

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16d

Engineers quietly broadcast sound again (8)

18d

Graduate cherished last sweet wine (6)

19d

German accommodated by the French supporters (4)

22d

Smoke at home? Criminal with kids (5)

24d

Problem if there's no ring for (3)