Independent Cryptic #1730

2023-04-23

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Across

1a

Camilla cleared out most of posh jeweller's collection (8)

5a

Contractions beginning for Susie father's seconds from impregnating Esther (6)

10a

Powerful through taking charge after revolution (5)

11a

Confusion west of Tripoli as Rommel manoeuvred (9)

12a

Part for hooter has taped harmony to listen to (9)

13a

Dominant peak on Hawaii (5)

14a

Little sibling rolled ball (3)

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16a

Fancy a sing in calm Sunday morning practice? (11)

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18a

Flash Charlie's back at home all evening (11)

21a

Intelligence of chap who's not all there (3)

22a

Land punch smack in the middle (5)

23a

Academic group that is keeping vaguely active (9)

25a

Courier's left right box for customers (9)

26a

Malign ring around tree (5)

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27a

Child given doughnut after first class fighting (6)

28a

Scrap of pink paper that's a case for scrap collectors (8)

Down

1d

Babycino smeared on son's small hands (9)

2d

Sanction Belgium in a more limited way (5)

3d

Member wears woolly hijab regularly in sporting arena (7)

4d

Mule with leg broken duly skinned meat for traveller (14)

6d

Volkswagen with answer for something red and Italian? (7)

7d

Youngster doing three times tables after end of class (9)

8d

Dance in the morning to charge muscles up (5)

9d

One who succeeded in taking Parliamentary seat? (14)

15d

Alibi involved burning part of a candle an expert's field (9)

17d

Setter's satisfied eating roughly separated pie filling (9)

19d

Professional tried hard after losing the lead (7)

20d

Snatch of doggerel on gravestone is anon (7)

22d

Steamed wheat that has no uses beside a brown foodstuff (5)

24d

Men talked about superficial appearance (5)