Independent Cryptic #1736

2023-06-04

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Across

1a

Tetchy copper back on beat finds better route (8)

6a

Refuse easy task crossing river (5)

9a

Endless bell-ringing the reason princess can't sleep? (3)

10a

Number of strokes Charles agreed as punishment (11)

11a

American criminal on trial keeps thinking (8)

12a

Try to organise party including drink (6)

13a

Eat out in France and Switzerland (4)

14a

Where Frenchman beds girl he's taken out? (10)

18a

Tendency to imagine things sends Marie mad (10)

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19a

A good-looking fellow as was Charles for a time? (4)

20a

Feature rating Biden's pants (6)

22a

Secure location replacing lock (8)

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25a

Photo op Hello arranged not Harry's first flipping stunt (11)

26a

Charles among others cycles to Scottish port (3)

27a

Pass on favour without pressure (5)

28a

Small fork hurting your ears? (8)

Down

2d

Catch what cat brought over suffering (9)

3d

Copy golfer say behind tree that's out of bounds (5)

4d

Pink Chevy race? (9)

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5d

Something brown and sticky get it? (4)

6d

IT experts understand IT and are promoted (8)

7d

Molto più mosso p (5)

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8d

E.g. chestnut that might fall after a late spring (13)

9d

N Duel o (13)

15d

Dirty dancing met with disapproving look (9)

16d

Protest vehemently seeing island in Canaries redeveloped (9)

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17d

Fake military intelligence on the rise since Charles took over? (8)

21d

U Home and Away n (5)

23d

Access journalist's phone on the record (5)

24d

Sharks' antagonists in haste just capsized (4)

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