Daily Mail Cryptic #16401

2020-09-11

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Across

1a

Roughly prepares stones (7)

5a

European carried back to get dressed formally (6)

9a

Clive and he arranged transport (7)

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10a

A glass of XXX? (7)

11a

Managed US farm without central heating (3)

12a

Old study torn to bits during study of earth (11)

13a

Saint's safe (5)

14a

Surveys going over limits must ignore IT trainers (9)

16a

Model stays with them to obtain gemstones (9)

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17a

Great birdie, or better score at St Andrews (5)

19a

House member Ben stops illegal check in pub (11)

22a

Secure game (3)

23a

Tube or duct in ground with nothing in it (7)

24a

Top woman in Russia once seen in Amritsar in August (7)

26a

Handy American fuel tanks (6)

27a

Quiet, strangely eerie around midnight when moon's closest (7)

Down

1d

Concealment very nearly interrupts putsch (5,2)

2d

Secret location for stage manager? (6,3,6)

3d

Leading aircraftman's shiny material (3)

4d

Yard seizes Eastern weapon of old (5)

5d

Inca seats evolved into Latin American ranches (9)

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6d

It may charge money (5)

7d

In-flight blog not edited in a flash (4,2,9)

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8d

Steer right round English flowers (6)

12d

Measurement of waist could be right (5)

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14d

Mail old South African province after Labour's result (9)

15d

Absolutely fine (5)

16d

Music group vacated cosy office in monastery (6)

18d

Put up valet working in suburbs of Eastbourne (7)

20d

Fanatic's taken over large bank? That's a bit steep! (5)

21d

Angry male equivalent of 'she-ewe'? (3,2)

25d

Broadcast a diary at regular intervals (3)