Daily Mail Cryptic #16261

2020-02-28

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Across

1a

It means fox is seen, brutally hounded, with no cover (5,2)

5a

By design, females stop working online (3,3)

9a

Best time briefly to cut gemstone (7)

10a

Token abacus, for example (7)

11a

Emperor sacks second seaman (3)

12a

Arrange belated lift for Waterloo, perhaps (11)

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13a

Disease one caught in swimming pool (5)

14a

Grief from a teacher annoyed about homework primarily (9)

16a

Passing record on border with a long time left (9)

17a

Load first of coal on old ship (5)

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19a

Bloke hugging each part of trunk is a tree expert (11)

22a

Take action against most of Red Sea port (3)

23a

Note following old Baltic city’s artistic paperwork (7)

24a

Cover over girl's predicament (7)

26a

What has to be discussed to finish within range? (6)

27a

Ultimate receiver of goods ensured supply (3,4)

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Down

1d

Dance couples favoured jumps (3,4)

2d

Next, a large slim ruler's creative way to solve problem (7,8)

3d

Former PM raised starchy tuber (3)

4d

Pair climb to grab wings of little nestling (5)

5d

Laugh out loud about US state twice making cheap ring (5,4)

6d

Surly, like the three billy-goats in fable (5)

7d

Fellow with Mrs Thatcher is a working man with a sack (6,9)

8d

Plod straight round suburbs of Dorking (6)

12d

Plant runs during period of rapid growth (5)

14d

Instrument a rich man designed with disc (9)

15d

Understood island's engaged in diplomacy (5)

16d

Alcoholic concoction, say, going bad without one (6)

18d

Old song about enclosure located outdoors (4,3)

20d

American tucks into a drink once more (5)

21d

Unaffiliated film company didn’t drive regularly (5)

25d

Light went in front (3)