The Independent Crossword Answers May 05, 2023

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Number disembarking from rear American vehicle BUS
Bird, externally loud and malignant, having head bitten off – such as the roc? FICTITIOUS
Fiddle player’s leader, the 16 SCAMP
Prattling on, making sudden attacks about former monarch JABBERING
Ruler, in rage, decapitated soldiers EMPEROR
Former supporter of empire in dire straits TSARIST
Two Australians separately splitting atomic particle? It’s a simple thing PROTOZOAN
German invested in unstable euro, not following expected course ROGUE
Areas of land: is a smaller quantity further reduced? ISLES
Advert, perhaps, shows a songbird flying SIGNBOARD
Copper, uncontrollable, not given to supporting investigation CURIOUS
Stop explaining consequence of docking TAILOFF
Work at something for cow and sheep: start of agricultural programme DOCUDRAMA
Shakespearean spirit I observed in live opening in London ARIEL
Intend to restrict large source of continuing religious gloom MELANCHOLY
Arrange song for the people LAY

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Beat discrimination with a change of leader BASTE
Picked up apologetic comment about poor actor in treatment of Hair SHAMPOO
I note Judge without money bumping off writer – painful INJURIOUS
Mountainous territory tense? Feels like it to me TIBET
Articles about saint’s last historic letter? THETA
Thinking debut requires one to conceal energy OPINING
Have no time for rehearsal? Sound unhappy and move deliberately, perhaps SIGHTREAD
Fraudulent to encourage evidence of debt? SPURIOUS
Considered cost of high honour after receiving number: it’s no great state PRINCEDOM
Auden poem: close to the end when master interrupts NIGHTMAIL
Verses disseminating air and beauty (non-English) RUBAIYAT
Song-like carillon not working, sadly, having variable interior LYRICAL
Not friendly? That’s very much US spies in Albania ASOCIAL
Historic Ohio, burdened, abandoning America OLDEN
Hoard remains under street STASH
Twisted of friend to dispose of a distinctive building FOLLY