Daily Mail Cryptic #16276

2020-03-20

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Across

1a

For second time arranges places to stay (7)

5a

Remove customs duties (6)

9a

Reverse a circuit, very nearly causing trouble (7)

10a

Trees in the form of whips (7)

11a

Healer, old resident in Washington (3)

12a

Boston celeb demolished feature of old street (11)

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13a

Pulls hairy bovines around close to town (5)

14a

Shouts to Royal Marines to get a cold shower (9)

16a

Scandium for one is hard to find where we live (4,5)

17a

Make adjustments to group of technical terms (5)

19a

Firm to bring out of Spain crude source of vitamins (3,5,3)

22a

Strange old Democrat hoards diamonds (3)

23a

Decoration that's cut out annoyed clients (7)

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24a

Journal not available covering old Italian city (7)

26a

Big bird's big victim (6)

27a

US painter forgets his last pipe (7)

Down

1d

After start of round I'd play ridiculously fast (7)

2d

Fabulous character wears perfume and blusher? Such vanity! (4,11)

3d

Culture vulture defends minister (3)

4d

Get rid of undergrowth (5)

5d

Hell is working under English doctor Grace (9)

6d

A lot of soldiers and police surround radical (5)

7d

Faculty of Philosophy - or its collective beliefs? (6,2,7)

8d

Admire European sporting events on reflection (6)

12d

Class actors rehearse finally (5)

14d

Tomfoolery in 'Equus'? (9)

15d

Delay stumped everyone (5)

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16d

Break in proceedings dealing with tax (6)

18d

Bureaucracy reached a point when parts are swapped (3,4)

20d

Experience ruin frantically touring clubs (5)

21d

Old Bob goes round unknown isolated bend in river (5)

25d

Some people investigate European currency (3)