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Independent 8882

ACROSS

6              Article in total backed art style (4)

8              Girl flees meeting (she’s embraced there) (5)

9              Describing tree as acceptable after change of heart (4)

11           Recalled points about line one being unemotional (6)

12           But can’t I keep the lens? Nonsense (3,2,3)

13           Highlight for viewers: grain either side of English river heading West (8)

14           I can’t wait for some bread before working (4,2)

16           Expression of discomfort when trapped by journalists’ skill (7)

19           Composer possibly attacked by midges around river (7)

21           Angry note dismissing volume supplied by church (6)

22           Space in blue-green, in which Bible’s placed (8)

25           Propose drink (single not double) before end of date (8)

27           Info from computer inconvenienced, showing switch in components (6)

28           Park-like area indicated in revised boating calendar (9,6)

DOWN

1              I don’t dance with everyone following description of depression? (10)

2              Henry not appearing full-frontal in part of London (6)

3              Politician’s attitude in support of one’s damages (7)

4              One with concerns about keg’s core couple of litres? (8)

5              Edges of halo likely reflecting sainthood (4)

7              Nervous article, testy in odd places (5)

10           Opening crucial stage of Open? (7)

15           A lot of reality, true, gets misrepresented in fiction and poetry? (10)

17           Organised medic’s time in theatre bringing in one quantity of water (8)

18           Trail cut short ahead of a city development plan (8)

20           Spray of water (half pint) doing for bug (7)

23           Depression that’s initially severe (6)

24           Cross and tense chasing a talisman (6)

26           Name for Arab upset second Arab (4)

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