Accessible version of Cryptic crossword No 28,316
Blanks
- Line 1: O
- Line 2: B D F H J L N O
- Line 3: F O
- Line 4: B D F H J L N
- Line 5: H
- Line 6: B C D F H J K L N
- Line 7: F
- Line 8: B D F G H I J L N
- Line 9: J
- Line 10: B D E F H J L M N
- Line 11: H
- Line 12: B D F H J L N
- Line 13: A J
- Line 14: A B D F H J L N
- Line 15: A
Across
- (1A) Lovers of the phonetic alphabet (5,3,6)
- (3A) Not hearing about cold drink (5)
- (3G) Cliffhanging sort of account? (8)
- (5A) Finally arrived, but out of contention (7)
- (5I) We must hold girl back at first, potential starlet (7)
- (7A) Raise one in army (5)
- (7G) Object about ill-considered heavy defeat (9)
- (9A) The dafter sort of sitcom? (6,3)
- (9K) Already told not to delay purchase (2,3)
- (11A) Care had to be exercised in this absurd pretence (7)
- (11I) Italian team keeping on leader of chant (7)
- (13B) Mark that may be one over the 8? (8)
- (13K) Russian author left by such an erotic dancer (5)
- (15B) Our narrow separation from the EU (7,2,5)
Down
- (1A) Frenetic head, storming around, looks like this? (3,2,3,4)
- (1C) Parrot beginning to make a sound like a crow (5)
- (1E) Misaligned, hence moved to No 1 court? (3-6)
- (1G) Surprisingly won seat, Labour not being involved (2,5)
- (1I) Military doctrine, merely crude when raised (4,3)
- (1K) One twice disturbs Len in this relaxing morning (3-2)
- (1M) Korean, for one, eats cooking by a Welsh girl (4,5)
- (4O) Tweeter reviewed brewed lagers (5,7)
- (7C) On the way, carried by Ford? (2,7)
- (7K) Clog (old) deliberately ruined (9)
- (9G) Poet's title so unusual (1,1,5)
- (9I) Doctor to consume fluid and toast (5,2)
- (11E) Some virtual example of personal assistant (5)
- (11M) Never ever green, even vaguely? That's primarily desert (5)
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