Independent Cryptic #1707

2022-11-13

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Across

7a

Revealing orientation of spin (6)

8a

Searching internet possibly, looking for game (2,6)

10a

He has to pay young lady, coming out with rock (6)

11a

Wrecked hull on U-boat (not British) docking at port (8)

12a

Republican playing silly, interrupting to propose amendment, for instance? (11)

17a

Awful liar imprisoned by revolutionary prince (7)

19a

See 29 Across

20a

See 29 Across

25a

Have a wager with this Mutant Turtle with outsize shell (8)

26a

Fully clothed is perhaps what you need to be, to travel ... (2,4)

28a

... like this person, weary, shattered, covering a great distance (8)

29a
20a

(and 19 Across, 20 Across) Unfortunately, this isn’t a grand way to mark dramatic opening (2,3,1,4,3,6,5)

Down

1d

Festival date: around Saint Marina? (9)

2d

Stop burning counterfoil! (4)

3d

Spying some typo on script returned (6)

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4d

Actors Kingsley and Courtenay, maybe, cycled to Bury (6)

5d

Unruly boat user is one causing damage (8)

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6d

Ancient Pope discovered in Roswell - in USA (5)

9d

City dismisses marketing fever (4)

13d

Setter's mother rises for leader at prayers (4)

14d

Changing hands: whiskey and soda? (3)

15d

Sharp object's point grasped by young servant (4)

16d

I led a riot: damaged column (9)

18d

Glass vase broken, son dropped here, you bet! (3,5)

19d

Restrain the first man to lose his head (3)

21d

Juliet isn't there to nudge Romeo: he's a stable chap (6)

22d

Cardinal uses ancient entry occasionally (6)

23d

Shade upper part of face and tip of nose (5)

24d

Girl is terribly clumsy, having mislaid manuscript (4)

27d

Raising dead besides others (2,2)