Daily Mail Cryptic #16322

2020-05-25

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Across

1a

Like poor teachers invited to AGM for refreshment? (12)

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8a

Tim goes off, displaying selfishness (7)

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9a

Pause in line, breaking a saucer (7)

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11a

Bargain-hunters enjoy this tea donation heading off (10)

12a

Stream religious instruction given to learners (4)

14a

NZ parrot crosses river to a volcano (8)

16a

Argument about a royal duty (6)

17a

Women's lines twisted (3)

19a

Earl encounters retired judge (6)

21a

Politician in street misled provocative people (8)

24a

Short Hibernian flag (4)

25a

A critic working with police? It leaves a sour taste (6,4)

27a

Elderly relative, mostly a top chess player (7)

28a

Copy note in one gallery (7)

29a

Players change here to line up with popular stableboy (8,4)

Down

1d

Play about one old museum display (7)

2d

Deep structures for large-scale computers (10)

3d

Fancy two hiring untidy room at rear of bar after 12 midnight! (8)

4d

Empty tin into tank (6)

5d

Run into upturned bucket (4)

6d

Cook tuna, one followed by 51 other sea creatures (7)

7d

Gym expert retaining UN job (12)

10d

Unexpectedly unsaddle foal after training (3,2,1,6)

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13d

Don entertains opera composer briefly for coffee (10)

15d

Paintings perhaps caught in radar trap (3)

18d

Horse nervous in early gallop initially (8)

20d

It's hard to keep going in this fine melody (4,3)

22d

Call out former demand (7)

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23d

Boxer supports unnamed ruler in African capital (6)

26d

Chances are comedian’s losing face (4)