Daily Mail Cryptic #16464

2020-12-09

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Across

1a

Like successful entrepreneurs, females busily collect diamonds (4,4)

5a

Responsible one in laboratory meets the French (6)

9a

Ring to endorse station's ID (4,4)

10a

The German devours pub food (6)

12a

Oxford tie perhaps, large one (4)

13a

Dine out on this story involving British clergy (10)

15a

Speech about royal box arrangement for concert (13)

19a

The best sailors essential in bakery? (5,2,6)

23a

Old cow enthrals dotty OAPs, as one says after a trip? (4,1,5)

25a

Authority's posh carpet sent back (4)

28a

Good wage wasted on whiskey and worthless bling (6)

29a

Ban professional greeting bishop with it (8)

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30a

Risked including new American's mild oath (6)

31a

Notice project worker, officer's aide (8)

Down

1d

It cuts part of former Russian emblem (6)

2d

Ring up to acquire one fragrant shrub (5)

3d

Forest food found during Christmastide (4)

4d

Humble duke agreed to be replaced (7)

6d

Make slight change to 2 in pelvic area (5)

7d

Robin worked with lead round container (9)

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8d

Western lawman originally had a single listener (8)

11d

Where money's inserted, lots possibly (4)

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14d

Swindle Greek character out of prawns (4)

15d

Prove bad debtor’s defeat (9)

16d

Several encounters in court get hard (3)

17d

Pretentiously creative leader leaves function (4)

18d

Flood, say, ruins cat food, about a gram (3,2,3)

20d

Fine US city with defect (4)

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21d

Confident when taken to court about source of revenue (7)

22d

Old Egyptian ruler repeated disapproving sound (3,3)

24d

Floor's an intriguing feature of Hampton Court (5)

26d

One quitting Italian region's dark area (5)

27d

Solver once found in lighthouse (4)