Independent Cryptic #1665

2022-01-23

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Across

1a

An unpleasant duty to collect silver in port (9)

6a

Light touch from one X represents (4)

10a

Couple expending energy bloody shattered (5)

11a

Last from Beat poet seen in this term? (9)

12a

Member of the penguin family? (7)

13a

Book player on bench (7)

14a

Angry collier holds chopper coming back for barrister (5-8)

17a

At some stage note error also needs correction (6,2,5)

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21a

Second fish for boss on trawler? (7)

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22a

Pride issue working with copper to infiltrate party? (4,3)

24a

Changeable sort often smoked joint in church somewhere in Spain (9)

25a

Penny trapped in loveless marriage wants release (5)

26a

One spouted, always having to confine wife (4)

27a

Old English character seen with British dicky bird (9)

Down

1d

Card man leaves if diamonds needed for some tricks? (8)

2d

I'm impressedinfantryman becomes royal favourite! (5)

3d

Psychological attachment inside Opus Dei perhaps hard to handle? (7,7)

4d

Sickness worker Henry mentioned pains (7)

5d

Horse rears, carrying glutton making witty remark (7)

7d

Vignette, proper text occasionally read (9)

8d

Penitent pruned the Spanish chestnut (6)

9d

Private heading military unit messages section (8,6)

15d

Stubborn stain to be treated (9)

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16d

Organisation that keeps peace in family court (8)

18d

Absolutely serious eastern winds (7)

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19d

Soldiers go ashore round Floridian city (7)

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20d

Heard to exhale in frustrationvital for spirit? (6)

23d

Better religious class seen in Tyrrhenian location (5)