Independent Cryptic #1664

2022-01-16

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Across

1a

Hit hardhuge anticlimax (6)

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5a

Infatuation as fellow gathers everyone round female (4,4)

9a

2 team expanded to restrict heat and carbon (6,4)

10a

Wander across where the last shall be first (4)

11a

Single monthNovember or August? (6)

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12a

One going round on this bike? (8)

13a

Name for German unchanged by revolution (4)

14a

Fine results in going beyond this potentially simple diet (5,5)

16a

Show with questions flower maiden keeps in memory (10)

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19a

Huntsman has to go by lake (4)

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21a

Brought in from anchorage in one sea (8)

23a

Have mine where there's no time for seafood (6)

24a

Greeks initially beat back bloodsucker (4)

25a

Good drive coming to nothingcall for old player (10)

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26a

Accountant trained recalled scholastic life (8)

27a

Partly processed food to become solid in batter? (6)

Down

2d

Character seen with drinkJohn Lennon for one (7)

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3d

Manage large snake accommodated in sweltering mobile home (9)

4d

Extremely sensitive judoka provides chair (5)

5d

Make merry in saloon on river? (7)

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6d

Wild demon possibly displaying crude character (3-6)

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7d

Truck coming from Ayr rolled over (5)

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8d

He composed line put in exam papers for sending back (7)

14d

Plan to have precious stone beneath rock layers (9)

15d

Force endlessly hurt when called into question (9)

17d

Gangster and nutterone put out diary (7)

18d

Jones for one cool with divine huntress (7)

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20d

Flat-bottomed vessels in Devon river region (7)

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22d

Four pairs in old court given notice (5)

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23d

Philosophical sort almost shut in thus (5)