Daily Mail Cryptic #16239

2020-01-29

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Across

1a

Old broadcast beats depression (8)

5a

Republican admitted to business group stays in it (6)

9a

Game involving spin permitted in course (8)

10a

The faithful voted everywhere to retain union (6)

12a

You can hear it coming back from the choir (4)

13a

Writing in press, Joe's describing WC without using current English (10)

15a

Uncompromising, as are men on board often (5,3,5)

19a

Slipped disc felt fine after large injection - it's my fault (4,9)

23a

American's right where the queen's portrait is (2,3,5)

25a

Old king's away before start of afternoon (4)

28a

Private recovering from surgery? (6)

29a

Good boy takes violin out of its case and blossoms (8)

30a

Heard broadcast on new set (6)

31a

Loss of control is spreading this year (8)

Down

1d

County doctor went down to collect oxygen (6)

2d

Irish water - look, it's disgusting (5)

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3d

Judge tours European place where ships go aground (4)

4d

Pick injured tomcat and kitten initially (7)

6d

Show exercises right in middle of road (5)

7d

Heron for one ruins his border (5,4)

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8d

Treated badly over time, it's in shreds (8)

11d

Architect partly oversaw renovations (4)

14d

Wise men mother soldier (4)

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15d

Clanger dropped equipping this? (4,5)

16d

Everyone's arrested during martial law (3)

17d

Powerful man in Washington Times? (4)

18d

Floor in part of Birmingham is hard (8)

20d

Get up to cook old fellow's grub (4)

21d

If possible, I buy and sell empty lorry (7)

22d

Where to tie up princess once (6)

24d

Yankee's in Ireland climbing to find nest (5)

26d

Miller's product sounds like one of 29 (5)

27d

Cut film about policeman (4)