Daily Mail Cryptic #16265

2020-03-05

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Across

1a

Miserly Scot defiles ground (5,6)

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9a

Waterlogged rotten US sequoia is axed (7)

10a

Calm expanse of water (7)

11a

Swimmer has no time at first for her (3)

12a

Block old crossword originally cryptically clued (7)

13a

One of two put on by athlete's coach (7)

14a

Start to treat pair in cricket unreasonably (3)

15a

Remove crystals from gadget Victor rejected (2,3)

17a

Suitably small apartment on banks of Liffey (5)

18a

Short games of rugby start off fifty-fifty (5)

20a

Group's club champion (5)

22a

Top-class male's objective (3)

24a

Energy supplier got name confused (7)

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25a

Unmusical sound from first of clarinets Rattle condemned (7)

26a

Slimy stuff goes off occasionally at the start (3)

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27a

Pet bounds over, captivating Monica’s heart (7)

28a

He works with Clive producing wheels (7)

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29a

Stop Tyneside hosting platoon returning after party (11)

Down

1d

Change lunch for eccentric duke's religious organisation (6,2,7)

2d

Round, fat and verbose (7)

3d

Make certain Republican’s left result (5)

4d

Restless writer's case (9)

5d

Keyboard solo played staccato, with no introduction (7)

6d

'The Real Thing' - or just its leading part? (8,7)

7d

Floor arrangement (6)

8d

Rush special hot dish (6)

16d

With this muddle, cost is unsettling microbiologists (9)

18d

She deviously traps various men in snare (6)

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19d

Kind agents tour the City (7)

21d

Pagan female hoards articles (7)

23d

Assembled clothes cupboard to sell (6)

25d

Want company doctor (5)

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