Independent Cryptic #1659

2021-12-12

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Across

9a

Jogger carrying a cut-price book (9)

10a

Article written about one following crook (5)

11a

Hide as soon as having entered state (7)

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12a

Stops and starts on the Edgware Road with small car (7)

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13a

Karenina's twelve pies? (4)

14a

See 21 Down

15a

Speaker pretty terse before start of session (7)

17a

Deep trouble on way, but staff taken outside (7)

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19a

Bruce perhaps drunkenly answered monarch (10)

22a

Woodcutter's commercials for broadcast (4)

23a

Wave where tense friend abroad welcomes our setter (7)

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24a

Roll a constant husband leaves on plate? (7)

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26a

Senior citizen could drive, taking regular breaks (5)

27a

Clown Prince's content: one with four siblings (9)

Down

1d

10 of 3 behind credit offered by wine society? (15)

2d

Thus denied start, stopped by this writer's boss (8)

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3d

Beat Frenchman brought into cup game (4)

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4d

Tailored fragments for an admirer (8)

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5d

Unfortunate wife to look to Chuck? (6)

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6d

Jolly Jack seen aboard sturdy launch (5,3)

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7d

Separate identity given in disreputable bar (6)

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8d

Larger ears on this adult French palatine tweaked (7,8)

16d

Trio going round at noon are menacing (8)

17d

Suit certain to delight (8)

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18d

Two ducks leaving malodorous bananas in Wiltshire site (3,5)

20d

Causes injury with dogs having slipped lead? (6)

21d
14a

(and 14 Across) Thane to get pariah punished, and Queen's release (1,5,2,3,5)

25d

Occasionally liable, tax ultimately high liver (4)