Independent Cryptic #1739

2023-06-25

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Across

1a

Dope and beer? Bishop'll avoid that! (3)

3a

Newly-arrived soldiers at the front reload (7)

7a

Dramatic scene in story about black gold (7)

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8a

Feeling nausea due to being high as a kite? (7)

10a

Assassin detained in prison in Japan (5)

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11a

Prisoner not very bright duke cut down (9)

12a

Dry pal I will get blitzed with speed (7)

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14a

Blue European commie brought down (7)

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17a

Easy-going nurse meets one breaking fast? (7)

19a

Yen to punch sweet Hoskins? Good grief! (7)

20a

In period of darkness blew a boat up (9)

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22a

One's had a fill of Tory representatives! (5)

24a

Predict warning will be given to holy office (7)

25a

Highly emotional after Celtic played away (7)

26a

Doctor and old lady get on around ship (7)

27a

Drink Kitty mostly knocked back (3)

Down

1d

Gangster graduate knight and saint (5)

2d

Dad and sleek date getting high get out of it (9)

3d

Sexy chaps with guns like a boxer with no top on? (7)

4d

Something you might wash with is soap (7)

5d

Take drugs to get up? That's uncannily weird! (5)

6d

One employed to help maintain a beehive? (9)

7d

Nurse with rig cut large extremity off a climber! (7)

9d

Joke which might be provided by child (3)

13d

Star map a gent ripped up without right (9)

15d

A sewer's in awfully tired state (9)

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16d

Pedal essentially pushed with less pressure to get in gear? (7)

18d

Articles written about concerning school in May? (7)

19d

Society girl on beer snorting coke is mess (7)

20d

Man requiring you to separate colt from young cow (3)

21d

Old American bum going around island watering hole (5)

23d

Where one might find H readily available (5)