Daily Mail Cryptic #16367

2020-07-27

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Across

1a

Ernie changes, working to become online matchmaker? (6,6)

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8a

Where operations are staged? (7)

9a

Is dancer Fred able to suppress anger in this card game? (7)

11a

Constant evidence of terrified skiers using these? (10)

12a

Comments on passing old computing unit (4)

14a

VIP attraction on the Thames (3,5)

16a

Prudent West pulled out of disastrous Gulf War (6)

17a

Maybe notes whiskey commercial (3)

19a

Old tax firm returns book (6)

21a

Top evergreen contains salt (8)

24a

First of intriguing birds I spotted? (4)

25a

Words change touring old Kabul, by the sound of it (10)

27a

Protective headgear goes over horse, large ... (7)

28a

... youngish English horse in place for driving (7)

29a

Teach recruit novel design and construction (12)

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Down

1d

No good pursuing origin of old queen’s affair (7)

2d

Following sweet, receive skin treatment (10)

3d

Priest almost cut lines about well-known person (8)

4d

Provoke old Italian in church (6)

5d

Montenegro holds up some of my inheritance (4)

6d

Beans go rotten in container at Nag's Head (7)

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7d

Regular fellow meets bigwig doing City job (12)

10d

I’ll enter army to be trained with these high-calibre soldiers? (12)

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13d

Mad Aunt Vera tours old university in Edwardian style (3,7)

15d

On which pet curls up to drink? (3)

18d

Performed first part of play cold - it’s instructive (8)

20d

Crossing river, Pooh's friend set off (7)

22d

College had English artist brought in to produce farce (7)

23d

Pamper sister regularly in bed (6)

26d

Boring stuff turned up in photograph album (4)