Independent Cryptic #1734

2023-05-21

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Across

1a

Independent youngster enthralled by Northern Ireland's mythical creatures (6)

4a

Stuff bachelor left in Home Counties for race (8)

10a

Gave off about age being respected (9)

11a

Well-known plumber from Rhode Island employed by chairman (5)

12a

Swim across river getting wet (4)

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13a

Desperately hope girl has cropped image (10)

15a

Engineers given stick over project's closing stage again (7)

16a

Flipping stupid wife abandoned ally in battle (6)

19a

Fellow confronted about drink (6)

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21a

Article put online by discontented Labourite's follower (7)

23a

Was National Guard involved in strike on capital? (10)

25a

Staunch Tory oddly backing European project (4)

27a

Wonderful smell engulfs drug-free party (5)

28a

Awe-struck model blundered around islands occupied by France (9)

29a

Variable rate adding certain value (8)

30a

Rubber parts of tyres aren't rotating (6)

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Down

1d

Awfully vain doctor's conserving energy for 18's opponents (8)

2d

Bug reportedly transmitted start of interview with journalist in Peru (9)

3d

Composer is blacklisted on the radio (4)

5d

Italicus stops relative supporting rogue element (7)

6d

Disaster movie gamer reviewed in supplement (10)

7d

Grave robber cutting end off a shroud (5)

8d

h Times a (6)

9d

Starmer regularly introduced in customary way (6)

14d

Heartlessly indifferent about morning sex? That's tragic! (10)

17d

A complex organic compound covering small rocks (9)

18d

Guardian put off accepting outcome (8)

20d

Belligerent female on reformed right pressing point (7)

21d

Seaman died crushed by propeller on ship (6)

22d

Cheap American dope imports start to overwhelm Belgium (6)

24d

Tops up electronic capacity (5)

26d

Storyteller hands round essentially descriptive article (4)