The Independent Crossword Answers February 22, 2023

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Across

Son breaking computer given books, lucky thing MASCOT
Lecturing before feeling the effects of flu? PREACHY
States in America against leaving US AVERS
As practice, start to execute dance QUADRILLE
Drying out hoop of willow sticks? WITHERING
Fly from trenches in retreat SPEED
Long throw needing power ITCH
Shrimp, possibly brown one that’s tinned? CRUSTACEAN
Early post I sorted consisting mainly of letters EPISTOLARY
Dodgy dealer finally sells tap with drip SPIV
Hungarian composer Franz L_. What? No not he, another LEHAR
In recession, director has rooms built on side of mansion DOWNSWING
Don’s 6 mostly love hosting a dance CABALLERO
Musicians turning to entertaining and so on OCTET
Note to little sibling creates division MITOSIS
Sherpa maybe more exposed protecting European BEARER

Down

Excellent trick for the audience in the interval MEANWHILE
I doubt Conservative’s bed is full of bugs SCEPTIC
Miscreant used to being expelled OUSTED
Crash a new Golf after spin PRANG
Express, on reflection, singer’s nothing to regret EUROSTAR
Group of academics pass on a bit of erudition COLLEGE
Give up drifting idly around Spain YIELD
Tree dweller runs into landowner on top of ladder SQUIRREL
Small hands best for access to jar? SCREWTOP
Guide’s a good leader who was terrible climbing hill NAVIGATOR
First art lesson with clothing off is astonishing STARTLES
People finding hotel slightly inferior to home INHABIT
Looking glum, bury dog POINTER
Timber and seaweed on the beach ASHORE
Substitute delivered when copper put in large order LOCUM
The worst cars from 1986? DREGS