Independent Cryptic #1759

2023-11-12

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Across

1a

A very quiet London borough is charming (9)

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6a

Huge sot when out of head gets sexist? (5)

9a

Students send results (without including the E!) (9)

10a

Understand yen to get to athletic state (5)

11a

Note at one fisherman finally had a bite (5)

12a

Adult breaking tenner is loaded? Seriously? (9)

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13a

I’d love story about ultimate of riders Revere (7)

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15a

B Animal Rescue r (7)

18a

State of country? Essentially damnable! (7)

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20a

Sober Australian soldiers drinking tea mostly (7)

21a

Nag coke and heroin overwhelm imaginative skill (9)

23a

Some basic ingredients for sugary preparation (5)

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25a

Fancy ecstasy can be found in little drinkie (5)

26a

Outstanding old boy with unusual virtues (9)

27a

Soldiers primarily seen inside compound (5)

28a

Short film that flopped with Laurel in a foreign region (9)

Down

1d

I must get drunk with pint and pale cocktail (9)

2d

Idea put forward as concession upset relations (5)

3d

A Republican chap visiting American state (9)

4d

Reckon Hoskins is a G wearing piece from Evisu (7)

5d

Wind individual releases at work shocked folk! (7)

6d

Name-dropping financier who makes much bread? (5)

7d

I drag Gene all over the place for a drink (9)

8d

Property way out of Lima close to forest (5)

14d

Haphazard way to cut down on home delivery? (9)

16d

Mental weariness leads suit astray (9)

17d

Unfading colour always seen on top (9)

19d

Topless blonde left for place folk get high? (7)

20d

One who assists a chap at the wheel in Monaco? (7)

21d

Wine I served up after cold drink (5)

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22d

Stink with a bit of niff ... Hoskins? (5)

24d

Ian Dury is often thought at first a Blockhead (5)