Independent Cryptic #1673

2022-03-20

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Across

1a

Leave rubbish out (4,3)

5a

Pizzicato presumably not mastered (7)

9a

Cover short curls in nice soapy bubbles (9,6)

10a

Cloth cut from seam on the counter (5)

11a

Weird rites, secretive veils - like nuns? (8)

13a

Pleasant smell of one finishing on the toilet (8)

15a

Spring traps of that girl guide (6)

17a

Big blow recently from Brussels, note unfriendliness (6)

19a

Biggest purple people eater scoffed triplets for starters (8)

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22a

Lady's shoe dry on way into field, not in the middle (8)

23a

Gag, a very poor one snubbing women (5)

26a

Cool display from school head (15)

27a

Sailor meeting with spooks, barring a no-show (7)

28a

High bank of seats on right entering trireme? (7)

Down

1d

Stake everything you raised, it'll get you nowhere (5,5)

2d

November is a name for a month in Israel (5)

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3d

Maybe bow as Roman ordered (7)

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4d

Inedible bit of fish discarded after I washed up (8)

5d

Employment around Neath 40% down, creating anxiety (6)

6d

Modern industry having impact around old church (7)

7d

Obvious wart girl treated with a bit of Euthymol (4,5)

8d

Confusion reported in age (4)

12d

Wash my kilt, spilling this? (4,6)

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14d

Italians used to 16 check Scot's carrying 9 on vacation (9)

16d

Fellow can row back to Wapping? Disaster (8)

18d

Green English youth taken in by trick (7)

20d

Wetland walk out of bounds for shepherd (7)

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21d

Squash cooked itself (6)

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24d

Nearly all dissertations specified examples at hand (5)

25d

Area covering Thailand, miles away? (4)