The Independent Crossword Answers February 22, 2021

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Across

Hard work to score children’s game HOPSCOTCH
Academic has nothing in evidence PROOF
The powers that be have run hot bath THERM
A wild gorilla eats head of tiny reptile ALLIGATOR
Visitor’s essentially fun transition into entertainer HOUSEGUEST
Point and slash sword EPEE
After regularly taking orders I expected what’s left RESIDUE
Teacher avoiding extremes, describing artist’s pain EARACHE
Hairy? Usher it out HIRSUTE
Cycle seen covered in top type of oil LINSEED
Copied athletic sports director APED
Cut round grainy design? CROPCIRCLE
Sentimental master taking wife’s place in dance held in school yard SCHMALTZY
Slime, for example, covering wildebeest’s back GUNGE
Tumble dryer? It’s in Northern Ireland DERRY
Accountant met firm before counterfeit racket CACOPHONY

Down

Yank tap, perhaps both taps HITCH
Posh car takes meandering course under parking sign PRECURSOR
Criminally dump ‘income’ for collection COMPENDIUM
Deal framing upstanding copper is malign TRADUCE
It’s Francis’s responsibility – after half an hour, start to look with fresh eyes HOLYSEE
Tot of gin in crap punk dance POGO
Some don’t appear ready to be drawn ONTAP
Charge after church put cross outside to impose belief on others FORCEFEED
Endless crap punk dancing around spilled gin – it’s getting going CRANKINGUP
Pat’s bothered after broadcasting here REHEARSED
Philosophy capturing detailed scene’s climax CRESCENDO
Capricious informer divides Morecambe ERRATIC
Heard aboard loose ships making slogan for mime LIPSYNC
Film the woman’s gas ETHER
Central Yemen railway is smoother EMERY
Lively motor returned by end of January RACY