Daily Mail Cryptic #16457

2020-11-30

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Across

1a

Botanists go off gathering first of gentians - they use sleighs (12)

8a

Mother, doctor and old journalist danced (7)

9a

Make improvements to route arranged by church (7)

11a

US cloth has enhanced headgear in Oz (6,4)

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12a

Fancy having whiskey with that guy! (4)

14a

Help to catch erratic flier - landing here? (8)

16a

Kick round nearly new fruit container (6)

17a

Diagnostician of conditions primarily (3)

19a

Arrest Greek character involved in racket (6)

21a

Bloke tucking into squash perhaps - he eats lots (8)

24a

Formally dress venison to impress business leader (4)

25a

Check large untidy room for solvent (10)

27a

Extra purchases reported in Slumberland? (3,4)

28a

Extend small measure to protect Open University (4,3)

29a

Scoffing luscious ripe nuts (12)

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Down

1d

A doctor breaks trip to obtain drum (7)

2d

Catch this working with cold in British complex? (10)

3d

One who’s sponsored hid gold rocks found around Cuba (8)

4d

To make bubbly takes a long time, note (6)

5d

Compatriot acknowledges receiving a tiny amount (4)

6d

Make strong enough potty to support infant's bottom (7)

7d

Hit front of bank, nicking a grand possibly? (5,3,4)

10d

A famously off-the-wall type, Tory leader stops sulky MP cutting tax? (6,6)

13d

Men in obscure picture start to overrun island (6,4)

15d

Tail - or its owner (3)

18d

Huge deficit in fuel (8)

20d

Submit gold painting (7)

22d

Having ordered a room, American gets flirty (7)

23d

Brew hot and spicy old remedy (6)

26d

Input fifty pence piece (4)