Independent Cryptic #11604

2023-12-20

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Across

1a

Pungent plant women like a bit short (6)

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4a

Gather fruit that's come back (8)

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10a

Child of Elizabeth II on small and sweet horse (9)

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11a

Flatten a large adult bear? Apparently not! (5)

12a

Think about female inspired by right to vote (7)

13a

Killing leaves bar on edge (7)

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14a

Cut corners with oil prepared in device for speedy vehicles (13)

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17a

Excited to follow series of matches good man approved (13)

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21a

How much is it worth at the banks in Japanese money? (7)

23a

Unleavened bread atop dish of fermented milk (7)

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25a

Deliberately ignore a short recording about love (5)

26a

Perhaps give knife to a boy to cut through half of meat spread (9)

27a

Outline of religious books removed from containers in tatters (8)

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28a

Type of red cabbages eaten regularly in some establishments for starters (6)

Down

1d

Cautious to let in leaders of the enemy being weak (6)

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2d

Storage space of quiet mischievous being (5)

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3d

Dictator's to outlaw green cloth garment (7)

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5d

Love cycling the world (5)

6d

Soldier's call-up following letter from abroad written by King (7)

7d

Smitten with awful demeanour? (9)

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8d

Sometimes badger a kid playing in wind (8)

9d

Perhaps bluffers got involved in robberies wiping out hotel (8)

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14d

Offspring in the vicinity of house initially left embracing in snug place (9)

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15d

Large sword could scratch says Spooner (8)

16d

Father's participating in very small sin (8)

18d

Layer of eastern porcelain broken by daughter (7)

19d

In the afternoon ultimately come across one smoking sausage maybe (7)

20d

Remove borders from flag outside old section of building (6)

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22d

For a stretch Saharan imbibed rainwater from these (5)

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24d

Striped creature over here eating kelp and plankton primarily (5)

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