Daily Mail Cryptic #16342

2020-06-22

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Across

1a

This indicates permanence but my militia must change (12)

flowerflowerflower
8a

Being narrow-minded, almost offend Arab (7)

9a

Extreme racist worked to support Democrat (7)

11a

Writer's getting on, absorbing latest special concepts (10)

12a

Trace over forgotten record (4)

14a

Oil giant damaged seal, for example (8)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Hardy companion's tree (6)

17a

Keen Republican blocks company's case (3)

19a

Ham or game, back scrubbed (6)

21a

Manager briefly pours out water in Middle East (8)

24a

A wide line skewed (4)

25a

Write out copy in a stern novel (10)

27a

Sort of rain that makes this activity dangerous? (7)

28a

Sign at the start (7)

29a

Last-minute team journey overwhelms hotels (8,4)

Down

1d

Second 16 makes appearance in current books (7)

2d

Crucible’s top temperature perhaps in shed (7,3)

3d

Huge tiptop conifer picked up in Morecambe (8)

4d

Criminal once ordered goods (3,3)

5d

Guide boy around Spain (4)

6d

Row involves a non-drinker in worse condition (7)

7d

One acts foolishly with 27 to find caller's ID? (8,4)

10d

Small boats prepare to fire rounds over edges of lake (12)

13d

Don accepting short composer's drink (10)

15d

Yellow and black sphere (3)

18d

Rather immature housing demolished after end of May (8)

20d

Belligerent Roman writer of epigrams (7)

22d

Prince of Monaco, artist and trendy independent monarch (7)

23d

Puff? Smokers do it, working (6)

26d

Kevin mostly cooked chicken recipe (4)