Daily Mail Cryptic #16502

2021-02-01

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Across

1a

Foundation for building U-boat base? (12)

8a

Cat and snake eat lizard's head - it's fair game (7)

9a

Country's making do somehow without one (7)

11a

Back entrance noticed spanning Sacred Heart church partition (4,6)

12a

Bar rejected storyteller (4)

14a

Fool grabs wrong lever on the other side (8)

16a

Arab enemy destroyed island (6)

17a

Scotsman eager to get rid of energy (3)

19a

One managing to acquire phosphorus and metal (6)

21a

First of nurses treated wound and chatted (8)

24a

Start to pollute river that's uncontaminated (4)

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25a

Marshal can’t get US to seize rare weapon (10)

27a

Burn back in the morning in Greek island (7)

28a

Like a big cat, wild one in row (7)

29a

Perfect example of insects working with queen (12)

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Down

1d

Person of importance shortly to tour Middle East and Spain (7)

2d

Novel merchant to reserve wine store reportedly (10)

3d

Sailor about to go into wood for a rest (3,5)

4d

Don’t fall behind exchanging parts for maintenance (6)

5d

Sound suppressed by piston engine (4)

6d

Mr Drood stops dealing with Bordeaux, say (3,4)

7d

Like our vision, too precise possibly to take in scene (12)

10d

Traditional hoofer with bells, old car and reindeer (6,6)

13d

Stop moving house and relax (6,4)

15d

Bog flooding east Norfolk primarily? (3)

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18d

Sunlit waves lashing a top-class swimmer (8)

20d

Upstart's standard location for event not finished (7)

22d

Music newspaper supported by another short one (7)

23d

Agree English record company should be picked up (6)

26d

Conceited individual enters commercial vehicle (4)