Daily Mail Cryptic #16451

2020-11-20

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Across

1a

Nighttime companions who listen to pillow talk? (7)

5a

What's found during biopsy cheers the spirit (6)

9a

Alluring woman has no time at all for tsarina (7)

10a

Shakespearean protagonist loves touring the Lakes (7)

11a

Low 10 's not finished (3)

12a

Educated Polish woman's absorbing work for thinker (11)

13a

It's left by gannets usually and not oystercatchers primarily (5)

14a

In which quad nearly sinks working around cape? (9)

16a

I fetch in a foreign tribal leader (9)

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17a

Bats, like Seurat's work? (5)

19a

Modern rugby introduced to African state by US? That's odd (11)

22a

Contest between two left out, as expected (3)

23a

Spray a diseased rose with oil I abandoned (7)

24a

What the deaf do to understand one pair in front (3,4)

26a

Tristan’s beloved is former leader of Egypt (6)

27a

Like crabs maybe ready to go out? (7)

Down

1d

Stein cooks me grub with last of plaice (4,3)

2d

Foreign representatives drop comical tips in other places (10,5)

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3d

Exploit American energy (3)

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4d

Cold food gives us hiccups to some extent (5)

5d

How supporters in debate vote for publicity (9)

6d

One who's somewhat rowdy - a hooligan? (5)

7d

She’s a left-hander, possibly showing a lack of zeal (4,11)

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8d

Awful old bishop concealed boxes (6)

12d

A specially struck coin offers convincing evidence (5)

14d

A doctor's introduced to old writer at end of square dance (9)

15d

Daughter in Arab market raised prestige (5)

16d

Nearly scale an unknown peak (6)

18d

Bore admitted defeat (7)

20d

Space administrators led initially by the nose? (5)

21d

Old food shop picked up, running smoothly? (5)

25d

Privet oddly a traditional place for blackbirds (3)