Daily Mail Cryptic #16494

2021-01-20

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Across

1a

Get smaller deal (8)

5a

Unable to disperse cloud (6)

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9a

Religious course - nearly guess it by end of study (8)

10a

Expansion of golf at Wentworth went off badly (6)

12a

By the sound of it, hero is out of work (4)

13a

Explorer’s coming by two rivers (10)

15a

Organise a floor display when tricks are played (5,5,3)

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19a

Conservative old lady there mistreated in a callous way (4,9)

23a

Regular payment for part of serial (10)

25a

It reverberates from fine choristers (4)

28a

Increasingly poor agent? (6)

29a

Artistic 'Carmen' oddly recalling different musical show (8)

30a

Substitute group of skiers at Zermatt (6)

31a

Supporter hadn’t managed to enlist before (8)

Down

1d

Notice police officer in church who helps on course? (6)

2d

Northern Rock goes belly-up due to service (5)

3d

Old character's radical French article (4)

4d

Fortress initially covered with ornate detail (7)

6d

Peg heads north to trap Greek wader (5)

7d

Inexperienced? You'll drown swimming without a ring (9)

8d

A lost pet's running round hotel where burnt-out cases go (8)

11d

Reject spoiled vote (4)

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14d

Vault rare in a church (4)

15d

A large cat's circling us? These mention it indirectly (9)

16d

Nearly sack wood supplier (3)

17d

Where primarily leisurely individuals dive outdoors? (4)

18d

Dash off south on cold river (8)

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20d

Poor gifts collected during Palm Sunday (4)

21d

Like some academics, turned off touring Spain (7)

22d

Foreign Office holiday where 16s are found (6)

24d

Warn an officer holding ruler (5)

26d

Anglicans inspire that chap to agree (5)

27d

Fable partly related after revolution (4)