Independent Cryptic #1699

2022-09-18

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Across

1a

Satellite state in contest finally awarded bronze (8)

5a

Duck circling extremely strange plant (6)

10a

Part of frame CGI bear ruined (7)

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11a

Present scoundrel with what's required by letter (7)

12a
13a

(and 13 Across) Magazine in east Rouen upset prize winners (5,9)

13a

See 12 Across

14a

Some overtime in retirement to get fancy church hat (5)

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16a

Liquid that can be dark but put on pale (8)

19a

Put limits on refuse emptied near stern (8)

20a

Measure last of Scotch after some maths backfired (5)

22a

US singers making modest sums (5,4)

25a

Finch's tail clipped twice somewhere upstairs (5)

27a

Animal came by 'orse, we're told (3,4)

28a

Clothing those declaring 1 Down (7)

29a

Disordered hammering of DIY nut (6)

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30a

Rich poet almost on a roll (8)

Down

1d

Chief raised part of ransom in Oregon (8)

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2d

Wealthy individual with no Scottish coin? (5)

3d

Most miserable and possibly least vaccinated (9)

4d

Live and prosper having nothing set aside (5)

6d

Weird energy harnessed by republic in revolution (5)

7d

Witness corrupt cop at rest (9)

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8d

Player knocking the block off an American one (6)

9d

Composer's time supporting school over in Bonn (8)

15d

Therapy derived from flower involving new team (9)

16d

Code in competition originally replaced by child (8)

17d

Track workers moving around main glens (9)

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18d

Sturdy lot with not much up top (8)

21d

Mimic initially riles copper giving summary (6)

23d

Produce from Year One regularly peeled (5)

24d

Covering hospital admission of boxer? (5)

26d

Letter from those who were kept in reserve (5)