The Independent Puzzle Clues and Answers February 09, 2024

Across

Clues and Answers

Bishop to survive explosion BLAST
Description of special treatment favoured by Yorkshire resort REDCARPET
Group of stars round California primarily having renown in Hollywood GLOBULARCLUSTER
Tutor skipping one month to see part of church TRANSEPT
Station with rodent penetrating layers STRATA
Frenchmen, I allow, will pursue one person new to the country? IMMIGRANT
Recalled row about detective’s call RADIO
Stimulate American to import eggs? On the contrary ROUSE
Power seen in sun over a cataclysmic stellar explosion SUPERNOVA
Work involving payments recalled as sham PSEUDO
A doctor is among company backing support for Asian country CAMBODIA
Encourage toil and all but destroy relaxation? Many reports shedding light here FIREWORKDISPLAY
Country in South America having little hesitation getting control of system SUPERUSER
What angler will do, catching nothing in seaside area COAST

Down

Italian engineer having problem with mindset? Not half BUGATTI
A love for Ancient Rome reflected peculiar charm AROMA
Support hospital governance arrangements later time will abandon TRUSS
Gain power and more money in review REAPPRAISE
Avoid ‘upper-class’ in description of current King DUCK
My breeding activity’s frowned upon, possibly producing ultra-deer? ADULTERER
Audit top person’s initially scuppered PUTPAIDTO
Nasty sort collaring navy over threat to shipping? TORNADO
Less happy about cat, say, climbing large item in tool shed? STEPLADDER
Way of working to exploit actor’s role turning up in play-within-a-play MOUSETRAP
Welsh hero’s fierce expression about death GLENDOWER
Things improvised to restrict Post Office swindles RIPOFFS
One engaged in breaking down or treating breakdowns ANALYST
Standard article, and second, written in pen BASIC
Tense, absorbed in endless waiting for fourth in line? DELTA
God is loving, ignoring Catholic ARES

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