Daily Mail Cryptic #16450

2020-11-19

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Across

1a

It's possibly worth pursuing rock group a short distance (6,5)

9a

A French touch strangely lacking refinement (7)

10a

Where nurses are mostly ahead (7)

11a

Oz native enthralled by dance music (3)

12a

Hide formerly in California (7)

13a

Europeans wearing black can be spotted (7)

14a

An ingredient of dyestuffs? Definitely (3)

15a

Savour experience (5)

17a

City in France, partly on Saône to some extent (5)

18a

Jazz style first to break box office record limits (5)

20a

Query point about posh book (5)

22a

Dutch writer's not bright (3)

24a

In the distant past new crack appeared in privy (4,3)

25a

Slim small bank perhaps (7)

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26a

Cobblers go off (3)

27a

Old fellows and boy maintain old shed (7)

28a

Sly egghead tracks sport (7)

29a

They carry drinks from milk supplier, and bread with sort of 14 (3,8)

Down

1d

Second bee infects skin badly - apply for this financial support? (8,7)

2d

Work fast to impress posh and wealthy (7)

3d

The Spanish obtain article for woman (5)

4d

After a short time, French artist creates bride's clothing etc (9)

5d

Untreated wood getting unfair treatment (3,4)

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6d

Ardent condition, characteristic of mammals and birds (4,11)

7d

Furore in court distressed by jury’s conclusion (6)

8d

Like places for filming properties (6)

16d

Team to lay out extra greens, perhaps (4,5)

18d

Bulls do it, left under shelters (6)

19d

Instrument pal designed to cover a No 1 compilation (7)

21d

Start to try mixed cereal and syrup (7)

23d

Ruin nearly all of ME city, one suffering constantly (6)

25d

Where to keep horse safe at first? Unlikely (5)