The Independent Crossword Answers October 08, 2023

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Across

Old artist following rock band, member of big fish’s entourage REMORA
“Flower”: hard for audience to spot this means a body of water IRISHSEA
Making obscure knowledge challenging to acquire DARKENING
Timeless opera getting royal accolade OSCAR
Copper overwhelmed by demand reviewed schedule for summer CALCULATOR
Part of tedious speech to the West Bromwich Albion hosts BLAH
Head of eighteenth century school ETON
It snaps furiously at gorilla ALLIGATOR
Scandalously, Fleet Street scarcely covers spreader of disease TSETSEFLY
Talked about process writing part for certain instruments REED
Cord about to be cut by surgical procedure ROPE
Unknown lives in Dutch region, victim of Viking raid HOLYISLAND
The man’s going to ring magazine HELLO
Tight-lipped MI5 has departing very dignified leader embalmed MUMMIFIED
Horse’s mate threatening to kick us PALOMINO
Messenger carried by another messenger HERMES

Down

Obscure Communist law REDACT
The one writing lines left note received by stage actress MERYLSTREEP
Funeral uses dancing to expunge a feeling of sorrow RUEFULNESS
Cat initially resents everyone embracing new dog RAGDOLL
Sun triumphed over cold weather SNOW
Dismiss ultimately deficient retainer SAC
Yes, I must leave PM on fringes of remote county AYRSHIRE
Bug government agency to catch villain CICADA
Novice hesitating to enter reformed humanist denomination LUTHERANISM
Is core of Dave Eggers novel confrontational? AGGRESSIVE
Celebrities meeting cool 80s band STARSHIP
Servant following order to procure books and falling short FOOTMAN
One frequently downcast in company of master classical musician YOYOMA
Sportswear company’s commercial concepts essentially lacking ADIDAS
First mouthful of cappuccino: fine start to one’s morning FOAM
Lines containing nothing that amuses me LOL