Independent Cryptic #1753

2023-10-01

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Across

9a

Vicar mistakenly engaging female spy creates din (9)

10a

Where gladiators fought a long time back (5)

11a

Beginner in Trabant on notice to put foot down? (5)

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12a

Writer one Romeo to pursue love in Slough (9)

13a

Great sliced sandwiches at Henley shindig? (7)

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14a

See 4 Down

16a

Keen listener gathering tips on grapevine (5)

18a

These characters in Všehrdy are very peculiar (3)

19a

Boozing facility extremely grandiosein Bibby Stockholm? (5)

21a

England footballer from United in bliss having released book (7)

22a

21A's content with companyFrench dramatist (7)

24a

Evil creature walkin' painfully without energy (9)

26a

Polynesian descendant, international, to wander around (5)

27a

Sailor in bunk to sleep as birds do (5)

28a

Fight's ending on a train, crook shooting American! (9)

Down

1d

Sons put to bed, idle: how one might get off? (4-4)

2d

Ordered goods, worthless sort (3,3)

3d

See Frenchman's housingsecondary dwelling? (4-1-5)

4d
14a

(and 14 Across) Anagram is in: we jumbled up the England coach! (6,7)

5d

No big spenderdrunk with an old penny? (8)

6d

Successive ducks power on breeze (4)

7d

Luther say putting key, for Tees, in Rolls-Royce? (8)

8d

Hideaway under river in London borough (6)

15d

City boys infiltrating corrupt Met? See needle here (10)

17d

Bible: is it unputdownable? (4,4)

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18d

Single's to be jittery about having dated (8)

20d

One volume that's sent up double-cross for Smiley? (8)

21d

Get traditional learning about a hotel in Asian city (6)

22d

Slight annoyance shown about Gwen's first number (6)

23d

Showing little interest, firm must accept contract's termination (6)

25d

Bavarian prince managed out from Otranto? (4)