Independent Cryptic #1718

2023-01-29

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Across

1a

Married without honour wife leaves to get hammered? (8)

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5a

Sample of zinc has tested 'pure' (6)

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9a

Photograph of famous designer a hack returned (8)

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10a

Condition nursed by fantastic beast (6)

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12a

Willing to study finale of play (5)

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13a

Make sweet rolls to go with a spring vegetable (9)

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14a

Change one's mind about green energy (6)

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16a

In this way a band is flying high (7)

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19a

By the sound of it gentleman supplies current pathway (7)

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21a

Company takes a wrong gamble here (6)

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23a

Unoriginal musical chicken almost making a comeback (9)

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25a

Film second contest (5)

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26a

Doesn't get up to misrepresent evil (6)

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27a

Herb or spice scattered in car lot (8)

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28a

Special wound dressing gives support (6)

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29a

What's left if there isn't a hint? (8)

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Down

1d

Domain of politician in Ireland (6)

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2d

Singer in a stag party goes first (9)

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3d

Embarrassed about recently cleared out city (5)

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4d

Finally persuade Roman governor to remove hair (7)

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6d

Main ways one enters bars after being intoxicated (9)

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7d

Beginning to go mad upset and hurt (5)

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8d

One could be on the way out (8)

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11d

Soup runs regularly provide work (4)

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15d

Auctioned off the means to acquire knowledge (9)

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17d

Created popular new egg-shaped food at last (9)

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18d

One with a fatal vulnerability longs to take sick (8)

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20d

Darkness arising when there's no good light (4)

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21d

Fashion scheme - I admitted making garment (7)

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22d

I invested in capital markets initially withdrawing personal account (6)

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24d

A lot of ladies failing to be perfect (5)

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25d

A couple of notes about a US city (5)

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