Independent Cryptic #1733

2023-05-14

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Across

1a

Spooner's cooked food that's on the breakfast table (9)

6a

C The Guardian a (4)

8a

Soldiers consider queen a saviour (8)

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9a

- News at Ten (6)

10a

They're typically round gold coins (6)

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11a

Mingle briefly with one's ambassador in front of Palace (8)

12a

Protective cover helps heat house centrally (6)

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15a

Centred ball leads to save - bringing this into play? (8)

16a

Unopened load - mixed tuna and octopus (8)

19a

Retro container with an old-fashioned lid (6)

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21a

Seaman leaving India and having first a transfer to Far East country (8)

22a

Lean on westbound Asians (6)

24a

Get stuck in men's pants - what about that! (6)

25a

Shocked by jokes about eating fish (8)

26a

Recall Egypt's principal deity - Sun God (4)

27a

It's one finally going free travelling light (9)

Down

1d

Now this sometimes supersedes his spoken word of reassurance (5)

2d

Steamer I caught taking passage to New World (7)

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3d

Turn up house temperature to get by (5)

4d

Caber one tossed outside circle as form of exercise (7)

5d

Film released after treatment for Kevin Spacey's beginning (9)

6d

Owen chest bared should get girls (7)

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7d

Cat reportedly on track of bird (9)

13d

One making pointed attack on individuals in school? (9)

14d

Cycling onwards ultimately dissipated upper body pains (9)

17d

Tory steps occasionally upset residents in Beds (7)

18d

Crossing Cook Strait north (7)

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20d

Oxygen pipe I'm assembling to reach where many lie entrapped (7)

22d

Mark II? (5)

23d

Small animal decapitated by large rat (5)