Daily Mail Cryptic #16379

2020-08-12

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Across

1a

Joke about Dutch and French railway devices (8)

5a

Start to refurbish old businesses in elaborate style (6)

9a

Ornate busts are hard to grasp (8)

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10a

Medical journal permitted to tackle arnica occasionally (6)

12a

Leguminous plant, say, developed to store oxygen (4)

13a

Like components made of silicon it does last, surprisingly (5,5)

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15a

Propose to pay for dance and pub game (5,8)

19a

Legal decision put off state accepting note (13)

23a

One slams beliefs of Roman Catholics possibly without harm (10)

25a

Where to sit to see some works of art (4)

28a

Here the French catch cold - it depends on where they live (6)

29a

Abuse nearly everyone involved in bizarre matter (8)

30a

Write music about revolutionary gallery (6)

31a

Mike keeps new sign back as a reminder (8)

Down

1d

Polished guy out of university entertains girl (6)

2d

Swarthy American supports Democrat gaining Kentucky (5)

3d

English sailors capture a land (4)

4d

Engineers depot put back (7)

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6d

Chum invested in very big stones (5)

7d

26 worked on 3 one more time (4,5)

8d

Crafty people act so honestly after work (2,3,3)

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11d

Mass of potassium and crude oil (4)

14d

The inn in Yorkshire that gives skiers a lift? (1,3)

15d

Needleworker who participates in Edinburgh display? (9)

16d

Cooler admirer (3)

17d

Grasp small piece of wood (4)

18d

Problem in school annexe? (8)

20d

Paid less to some extent, being lazy (4)

21d

Do without a bookmark (7)

22d

Second half of preventive medicine derived from milk (6)

24d

Small hooter or whistle at first allowed (5)

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26d

Canoe wrecked here? (5)

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27d

New York Opera House's about to stop (4)