Daily Mail Cryptic #16417

2020-10-05

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Across

1a

Revival recalls blunder in troubled countries (12)

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8a

Manky pawnshop article (7)

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9a

Work for each group of students (7)

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11a

Top quality old monk's room in French church (10)

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12a

Short journey without Jack's relative (4)

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14a

Jolly refreshing free lunch lacking centrepiece (8)

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16a

Wet nurse in the past swallowed rum (6)

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17a

Handle roughly half of fruit (3)

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19a

Hero controls, say, lots of Roman troops (6)

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21a

Man nicks silver following wagon in city ruined by 19s (8)

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24a

Avidly inspect some dog leads (4)

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25a

Departed to drink strong stuff, definitely not 14 (10)

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27a

Prods spoiled litmus paper (7)

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28a

First sign (7)

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29a

Farm, one controlled by a Greek sect on Russian river (12)

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Down

1d

Send for treatment here after he falls off bike (7)

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2d

She will read and check text that's impenetrable (10)

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3d

Second strip of carpet’s more expensive (6,2)

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4d

Assume former court includes gym (6)

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5d

Rent shop with no front (4)

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6d

Round, plump and rich (7)

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7d

Scoffing luscious ripe bananas (12)

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10d

Male editions displayed heart-throbs (7,5)

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13d

Confuse former volunteer's dog (3,7)

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15d

US state put up varnish ingredient (3)

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18d

Cosmetics growth hides problem (3,5)

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20d

Mount set, doing without ring (7)

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22d

Everyone devours thin liquid in colony (7)

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23d

Island story set in Greek character’s environment (6)

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26d

If you set out to cross Japan you may well spot it (4)

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