The Independent Clues and Answers February 27, 2024
Across
| Discover doctor breaching guideline | RUMBLE |
| Nothing very revolting for Yank’s picnic | DUCKSOUP |
| Claim there’s no rule for rogue EC states | TESTCASE |
| Effect of current law on politician | IMPACT |
| Band on I admire, playing number | IRONMAIDEN |
| Love of Kent, way out of town | LANE |
| Sandwiches etc weren’t beefy enough for Spooner | PACKEDLUNCH |
| Small numbers a breach of the rules | NO |
| Breaking rules, given one point by FA | NAUGHTINESS |
| Rule out Ecstasy as cause of death | BANE |
| Railing if cooking bad at Rules | BALUSTRADE |
| Carnival with boos and cheers | FIESTA |
| Cliff’s drinking partner and friend, as a rule | NORMALLY |
| Is a trespasser cheeky, entering home with tenants on vacation? | INTRUDES |
| Shy doctor resumed scratching Charles’s back | DEMURE |
Down
| Rubber, ruler, neither right | ULE |
| Fail to declare what runner gives you to carry | BATON |
| Picking up part for Chevrolet an American’s issue | EMANATE |
| Old man hides concerning phobia | DREAD |
| German cuts shaved area beside knot of hair | CHIGNON |
| Grave case of unusual herpes spread around college | SEPULCHRE |
| No saint dies out, under a French rule | UNCANONISED |
| Copy AI bot that’s misspelled name, getting severe censure | REPROBATION |
| Father that forgives criminal for pinching contents of TESSA | CONFESSOR |
| Note reciprocal of three eighths? | LAH |
| Twit bungled pub heist | UPBRAID |
| Covered vine uncovered and certainly dead | INSURED |
| Rules and punishment at school | LINES |
| Queen and footling male ruled land | REALM |
| Goodness coming from dictator’s rule | LOR |