Daily Mail Cryptic #16377

2020-08-10

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Across

1a

Amassing hemp to be woven using various ruses (12)

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8a

Silly moo interrupts silly hymn - or him, for example (7)

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9a

Government submarine guards new armed vessel (7)

11a

One records decorated partition in church (4,6)

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12a

Queen of Carthage achieved nothing (4)

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14a

On which babies move entirely for us, unsteadily (3,5)

16a

Uproar after microphone shortened operetta (6)

17a

Botham regularly showed some resistance (3)

19a

Ham and eggs inspire Italian composer briefly (6)

21a

Low reef upset night spent sailing (8)

24a

Wild revelry or extremes of gluttony (4)

25a

Chef Ben ran complex vegetable plant (6,4)

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27a

Grand Hotel in solver's town initially serves dessert (7)

28a

Tweets about hot feelings of excitement (7)

29a

Ditsy Daisy is corny - it’s one of her quirks (12)

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Down

1d

Oral complaint? Stick on black greasy stuff (7)

2d

Blue-purple flowers - they hide tonsures perhaps (10)

3d

A few soldiers come over carrying British hat (8)

4d

He slings his hook right below corner (6)

5d

Transmit essence of message to finish (4)

6d

James visits Iowa, terrible scene of battle (3,4)

7d

Chemist's course sounds like one for agri-environmentalist? (12)

10d

Ring in via Cape, showing care and attention (12)

13d

Disease - PhD worked with it, I hear (10)

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15d

Modest throw (3)

18d

Alluring trap among conjuring tricks (8)

20d

Tied up Old English first (7)

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22d

If possible, I had everything in extremely early (7)

23d

On the wagon in 24, unfortunately feeling ill (6)

26d

Old ground accommodates university game (4)