Independent Cryptic #11605

2023-12-21

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Across

1a
22d

(and 22 Down) Futile endeavour roughing up floor with sander (5,6)

4a
29a

(and 29 Across) Good old Bluth's highly profitable venture? (4,4)

6a
23d

(and 23 Down) Tool for moving garden waste from meadow - e.g. rose bush's first cutting (4,6)

10a

Former partner ringing - praising ... (9)

11a

... crime syndicate backing plan framing group of footballers (5)

12a

Finish off a bespoke costume with a hat and facial hair? (6,9)

13a

I weep with soldiers returning to front line (6)

15a

News from pilates teacher (6)

17a

Beano cancelled after putting out extremely racist punchline (3-3)

20a

Most painful - well, put your feet up (6)

24a

Somehow Ally Pally discovered other bar for venue (5,6,4)

26a

Surviving crew no longer appearing to be getting on (5)

27a

Milan side struggle with audience? (9)

28a
1d

(and 1 Down) Means to preserve obscure terms from the jazz age - oddly forget 'splitting' (4-6)

29a

See 4 Across

30a
8d

(and 8 Down) Things that burst out of star's trousers after length breaks fly (5,6)

Down

1d

See 28 Across

2d

Mollusc soup cooked by our chef today for starters (7)

3d

Sounds like a hit from Bugsy Malone (5)

4d

Putting gift outside large door - finally giving hint (7)

5d

Set up arrest as practical joke (3-4)

7d

Property in Spain changes when roof comes off (7)

8d

See 30 Across

9d

Parodist - to some extent, aim it at original (8)

13d

Wife leaving weakling for trouble-maker (3)

14d

Runs Merseyside town golf shop originally (8)

16d

Article in Times is junk (3)

18d

You're welcome in new amenity (3,4)

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19d

Dropped in on independent film director (7)

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20d

Fear and admire cycling (7)

21d

Perhaps King Charles's plausible story about a knight (7)

22d

See 1 Across

23d

See 6 Across

25d

Goes off short walks (5)