Daily Mail Cryptic #16471

2020-12-18

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Across

1a

One slip ruined character from Athens (7)

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5a

Bold pet left out (6)

9a

He scored in Cup upset, crushing Channel Islands (7)

10a

Solvent wrecking path in New Hampshire area (7)

11a

Beat train at regular intervals (3)

12a

Comprehensive Women's Institute gets maddening (4,7)

13a

German rowing crew follow unknown craft (5)

14a

Hunt round posh home for prickly creature in the main (3,6)

16a

Steal shell for collection (4,5)

17a

Old-fashioned reporter returns after snubbing salesman (5)

19a

Travelling abroad once, I carried transmitter (5,6)

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22a

Writer's rubbish container sent back (3)

23a

Bouncer allowed to admit tense supplier of food to plant (7)

24a

Give post to a very quiet individual in old theatre (7)

26a

One who arranges shots or diet possibly (6)

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27a

Banned sick girl taking in Spain (7)

Down

1d

Understanding English writer’s engaging way (7)

2d

Don chided school foolishly in his dotage (6,9)

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3d

Group of people investing money in Bucharest (3)

4d

Design an aid for young dragonfly (5)

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5d

Mine may help someone after death in London or Cardiff (5,4)

6d

Mature retired Irish writer (5)

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7d

Resist taking part in recording nevertheless (15)

8d

Drink nearly finished? That's hard to understand (6)

12d

Worker in restaurant omits one drink (5)

14d

Extremely wet user at sea may be wearing this (9)

15d

Ignoring time, Turner broadcast repeat (5)

16d

SA publication cautious about Roman Catholic (3,3)

18d

Test piece included ring road (7)

20d

Left in old soggy small flier (5)

21d

Some paint one animal (5)

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25d

Friend's post reduced (3)