Independent Cryptic #1636

2021-07-04

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Across

6a

Order, for example, thus (3-2)

7a

One day isles to the west, rejecting society, become peaceful (7)

9a

Quarry Etna? Ludicrous, according to geologists nowadays (10)

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10a

Vegetation finally eaten by shy rabbit (4)

11a

Accidentally annoy Egypt's leader, an arbitrary individual (6)

13a

Banking controller delights bloodsucker (8)

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14a

Periodically escaping to yonder river (4)

15a

P, not L, is a kind-hearted soul (5)

17a

The man in question intoned church music (4)

19a

Channel influence to contain annoying person (8)

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22a

Critically, disastrously, weirdly failing to start (6)

23a

Tactic when love becomes a farce? (4)

24a

Distressed by who'd use a brothel (5,5)

27a

Parking neatly when hammered? Fine, sometimes (7)

28a

How the abstinent imbibe, ironically (5)

Down

1d

Case of chronically having stone in bladder? (4)

2d

Perhaps drives one's jury mad (8)

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3d

Greeting from Hawaii always uplifting (4)

4d

At heart envisions playful, amazing style - prefiguring, maybe, a linear arrangement (6)

5d

Bird gets spider (10)

6d

One of five in hovel not seeing straight (7)

8d

A bit of diplomacy? Nice, but I doubt your motives (5)

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12d

Covering up, given royal discomposure (10)

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13d

Judge doubtful for a moment (5)

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16d

24h repeated over and over and so on across the pond (4-4)

18d

Donations for working in bread and wine (7)

20d

Growth of power with steel tower mostly erected (5)

21d

Unsteady, with old boy feebly taking charge (6)

25d

Sounding like sensible questions (4)

26d

Two axes and no going back? This is hard (4)