Independent Cryptic #1726

2023-03-26

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Across

9a

Truck on edges of Canberra turned sharp (5)

10a

Take such characters here for Lent (9)

11a

Lovely girl netting most of vessel's carp (9)

12a

Extremely drunk drinking drink, one avoids stairs (5)

13a

Crack within range could be chef's warning (3,4)

15a

Vague exercise is what one might do with fat fingers (7)

17a

Butcher nearly missing back of an organ (5)

18a

Bow from Miss Bennet's favourite on stripping (3)

20a

German article on the Spanish source of wood (5)

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22a

Bean from Cairo brewed in vacated hut (7)

25a

Key stretches for young hands? (7)

26a

Understand regressive part of UKIP's arguments (5)

27a

Place hidden by grass lay empty by all accounts (9)

30a

Already taken delivery of 4 (6,3)

31a

Small piece on British flora and fauna (5)

Down

1d

Crude painting in crate finally fished from river (4)

2d

Papal Order admitted sharing Latin publication (8)

3d

Desirable spruce hollowed with axes (4)

4d

Fresh canape stuffed with dry meat (8)

5d

Little runner putting papers at bottom of road (6)

6d

Multicoloured tips of iron, Roman in origin (10)

7d
21d

(and 21 Down) Discovered king on yard with keen prince's bike (6,8)

8d

Remove section from glossy UK emblem (4)

13d

You might get this fishing rod maybe for Robin (5)

14d

Craft secondarily supporting the police in motion? (10)

16d

Totally regret travelling north for football event (5)

19d

7 21 and 14 caught Dennis and Edward? (8)

21d

See 7 Down

23d

Onset of crime overlooked in grounds (6)

24d

Artist up in Lovers' Row charges (6)

26d

Noble missing gold rush (4)

28d

Instrument area at base of boat (4)

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29d

Buy unusual ink regularly to make 'China green' (4)