Daily Mail Cryptic #16300

2020-04-23

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Across

1a

Back problem the cause of poor reproduction? (7,4)

9a

Proclaimed English councillor in legal document (7)

10a

Mark's part initially played first, say, holding bar back (7)

11a

A singular hard wood (3)

12a

Refined man overturned shelter (7)

13a

Exempted from levy, like movable carpets, I hear? (3,4)

14a

Occasionally search pouch (3)

15a

Reptile, oddly grey, caught on floor (5)

17a

In which to get bargains and small drinks (5)

18a

Excuse one after jumping bail (5)

20a

Dark man on board loses kilo (5)

22a

Boss admits first of union's damaging allegations (3)

24a

Stiff old man comforted by speleologist (7)

25a

Most of university college’s material (7)

26a

Mike briefly abandons operetta fuss (3)

27a

Len’s OK swimming across river, using this? (7)

28a

Some bypass playful turmoil (7)

29a

The nature of policeman's job (11)

Down

1d

School chided don, possibly for his senescence (6,9)

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2d

One cold diver brought up piece of glacier maybe (7)

3d

Reportedly sell bicycle part (5)

4d

Bathe hard leather strip, sort of ligature (9)

5d

I nearly stop importing variable European climbing aids (3,4)

6d

By implication, Eric's a Costa Rican possibly (7,8)

7d

More than one saw commercial at certain times (6)

8d

Return to former state, missing first exit (6)

16d

Animated cartoon about officer and choir member (9)

18d

Admission made by fool going round Catholic church (6)

19d

Resorts to very old ink bottles and pens regularly (7)

21d

Drums and where they're often set up around mike (7)

23d

Just over rear half of flying dinosaur's foot (6)

25d

Animal, feline one catching duck (5)