Daily Mail Cryptic #16396

2020-09-04

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Across

1a

Julie managed to engage bishop (English) for celebration (7)

5a

This is missing in adult wage, generating no interest (6)

9a

It secures lock for sharp bend (7)

10a

Rubbish bin originally kept in car port (7)

11a

Occasionally show daughter's piece of ground (3)

12a

Lotte's bothered with waiter's aftershave perhaps (6,5)

13a

Pet goat (5)

14a

Avoid line in publisher’s catalogue (9)

16a

One scans a novel, finding a feature of poetry (9)

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17a

Where film actors are ready for a start (5)

19a

Explore core to inner complex (11)

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22a

Young woman brought back unfinished dress (3)

23a

Animals travelled by boat here, according to reports (3,4)

24a

How the opposition votes to win in a way (7)

26a

Possibly my clue for 'London theatre' (6)

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27a

From the Orient Express originally, near the back (7)

Down

1d

WC's working for PM (7)

2d

Lender's overall political objective? (8,7)

3d

Upended chum's place for pet? (3)

4d

Listlessness somehow continues without cost (5)

5d

Combined ingredient of concrete (9)

6d

Republican in a quarrel creates a different one (5)

7d

Take this out to cure anorexic? Sure can when ordered (6,9)

8d

Mustelid’s paws seize rabbit’s head, twice (6)

12d

Clothes buyers do this initially testing fabric (not article) (3,2)

14d

Agent with spirit absorbs shot? Beat that! (5,4)

15d

Not much money about in Bergen or Kristiansand (5)

16d

Dawn French at posh Royal Academy entertains soldiers (6)

18d

Strengthen old god, by the sound of it (7)

20d

Relative ease at first in Med resort (5)

21d

Guy's incomplete cups and saucers? (5)

25d

Like second equine (3)