Daily Mail Cryptic #16297

2020-04-20

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Across

1a

Deputy stableman's nowhere to sit (8,4)

8a

Leaves office rules involving society (7)

9a

One who supports banker controlling franchise (7)

11a

Harsh critic beginning to condemn locations abroad (10)

12a

Millions kill pests (4)

14a

Monitor what GOC organised to impress duke (8)

16a

Look briefly into small church, in a manner of speaking (6)

17a

Wag accompanied by missing husband (3)

19a

Short and squat or small and fat (6)

21a

Perhaps count 1000 in Lebanon complex (8)

24a

Margins of Tibet stripped by goats (4)

25a

Hot spot is tedious containing eastern plants (10)

27a

Receptionist who cries in Edinburgh? (7)

28a

Former student guards one source of metal (7)

29a

It's easy to understand cultivated field and nursery (4,8)

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Down

1d

Name of American ship in south not hard to find (4,3)

2d

A long broadcast with woman, snubbing English? Just that (10)

3d

Ban police officer with unhealthy appearance (8)

4d

New suit tailored to impress daughter, a stripper (6)

5d

Party in state back in the lead (4)

6d

Very big Zulu stands in for Democrat in case (7)

7d

Underwear in laundry completely changing mind (12)

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10d

The seaplane's designed to carry large marine creature (8,4)

13d

Being riveted, it's sure to support span (10)

15d

Soldier primarily needs spirit (3)

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18d

Where drivers pay to confine students first (8)

20d

Futile advice by conservationists? (7)

22d

Mr Riley worked with drink taken? (7)

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23d

Dread mistake following tango (6)

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26d

Street arab's hero (4)