Daily Mail Cryptic #16486

2021-01-08

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Across

1a

Fan of Parisian at very old place to drive (7)

5a

Lowest number of wool suppliers in newspaper (6)

9a

Drunk couple embracing northern composer (7)

10a

Couple retain oven for snack (7)

11a

Note area in London briefly (3)

12a

Data storage unit once hit Jack perhaps (7,4)

13a

Daughter accompanying unknown beau (5)

14a

I intend to set out how choppers are organised (9)

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16a

A ship entering Recife changed course (9)

17a

Snow leopard formerly seen around middle of January (5)

19a

Moving example of 'mind over matter', like it's seen elsewhere (11)

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22a

Scandi money, source of metal (3)

23a

Sailor, stranded, surviving on this mollusc? (7)

24a

Return plump cheese in crisp material (7)

26a

Harry has answer: it allows tree to propagate (3,3)

27a

Whiskey coloured wrapping showing no tears (3,4)

Down

1d

Part of speech in legal document removed from office (7)

2d

Waugh’s main villa refurbished for composer (7,8)

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3d

Join twice in odd positions (3)

4d

Old lag, violent one, about 90 (2,3)

5d

Can a chef spread round last of roast? Some hope! (3,6)

6d

Modify Danelaw, ignoring an area in southeast England (5)

7d

Tom indicates you should be prepared for TV show (9,6)

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8d

Dull grassy area where foxes live (6)

12d

Animals and plants, say, observed during geography largely (5)

14d

Soak over in Sydney sorted out complaint (9)

15d

One working in borders of Caucusus makes church images (5)

16d

Well-fed 17 who's accumulated much wealth (3,3)

18d

Beryl called regularly after soldiers turned up (7)

20d

Thousands gather round one very big outlet (5)

21d

Stuffed dates decomposed (5)

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25d

Cunning way to travel (3)