Independent Cryptic #1639

2021-07-25

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Across

1a

Greek state set back by strikes (6)

5a

Eruption from Earth's mantle (6)

8a

Butcher in choir appals new clergyman (6,8)

9a

Read out scene's quotes (5)

10a

Bestseller list affected some local shops (3,6)

12a

Within wedlock, educated woman catches French disease? On the contrary (7)

14a

Collusion starts to cause angry calls from Parliament (7)

15a

Important part of course giving entry to Yale? (7)

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18a

Dress and dressing: part of verb and a gerund (7)

20a

Action taken after firing director during regional reshuffle (9)

21a

Chart the Québécois growth, notably in Canada (5)

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22a

Cheeky ladies' man with a plan? (7-7)

23a

Religious community remains jolly about the onset of apocalypse (6)

24a

We stay out, lubricated, naturally (6)

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Down

2d

Artist isn't breaking through (7)

3d

Bits of ginger hair revealing true colour (5)

4d

Cavity appearing shortly after fizzy cola drink (7)

5d

Reforming leader of Ecuador to carry on in charge (7)

6d

PM's instruction to contact man in Kabul, fellow having disappeared (9)

7d

The old man's voting against that Spanish neighbour (7)

8d

Creator of law for police that keeps one on the beat? (9)

11d

Spring treat, say, including special rates for one (6,3)

13d

Violent dispute at narrow junction's beginning to get sorted (6,3)

16d

Two pointers at the table given chicken beginning to slobber (7)

17d

Saying mass lifts all even from despair (7)

18d

Pilot with long limbs, good at higher altitude (7)

19d

Pick an argument on the phone (7)

21d

Deer are imitating cattle all around London (5)