Independent Cryptic #1747

2023-08-20

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Across

1a

Wicked dance beat one put on in America? (11)

7a

Knight loves to hug colt with constant wind (7)

8a

Hit rubbish tenor being violent in behaviour (7)

10a

Urge at one to get all sorts of wrong with escort (9)

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11a

Feeling nurse gets aboard ship with European (5)

12a

My boss rejected Friends of the Earth writer (5)

14a

Old lover very tense around Michigan radical (9)

16a

Hoskins will punch a smarter criminal with wind (9)

19a

Manager missing the final could be a blunder (5)

20a

Precise English bit of play will defend cross (5)

22a

Bound to get on flipping drink to get stupid (9)

24a

A mother after advanced labour is a state (7)

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25a

An important type in a foreign city council? (7)

26a

Note I’m ideal to be cast as a handsome actor (11)

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Down

1d

Bosoms filled by doctor finally popped (5)

2d

Juicy cut uncle munched after drop of sangria (9)

3d

Black dog eats half of room with Egyptian fabric (7)

4d

Fat relations have a whale of a time (7)

5d

One who thought uni grounds not quiet? (5)

6d

Simple little Barney is one seen in court (9)

7d

One that shoots driver in wild armed escape (11)

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9d

He hated Tory changes in the recent past (11)

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13d

Shoot a large gun to provide a warning? (9)

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15d

Discerning flapper Hoskins had picked up (9)

17d

Former idea about independence? I need more info! (7)

18d

Chap on escort getting instruction (7)

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21d

You might say all the best will be certain to die (5)

23d

Republican into Barbie perhaps? That's oddly amusing! (5)