Daily Mail Cryptic #16506

2021-02-05

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Across

1a

Prepare to shoot hole in front of plane (7)

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5a

Bishop and old PM nearly fight (6)

9a

French story books are satisfying (7)

10a

Gorge or diet? Tynesider goes into it (7)

11a

In Bucharest, cash and recreation sure to be missing (3)

12a

Trollope worked with kids, lacking one place to write (4,3,4)

13a

Small keen cleaner (5)

14a

Rock breaker, say, returns fuel (9)

16a

Degree in study into carbon and diamonds (9)

17a

Lead off Blossom the cow? (5)

19a

Powerful friend owns one possibly (11)

22a

Like the conditions in Altaic yurts? (3)

23a

Scottish guide, good one to cross high land with earl (7)

24a

After golf, students entertain a group of spies, 22 (7)

26a

Slim broadcaster vaults bar (6)

27a

Bouquet, say, gone off (7)

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Down

1d

Shellfish, capon and odd portions of leeks (7)

2d

Secret moment involving radical deception (10,5)

3d

Author and versifier? Not entirely (3)

4d

Write off sum (5)

5d

Entrance in dance cut? That’s a minor detail (9)

6d

Group over in harbour turned up (5)

7d

They attend at Balmoral, say, expecting people? (6,2,7)

8d

Boo Labour leader in display of cheek (6)

12d

Quick robbery impresses police at the start (5)

14d

In truth, information in fenland city bypasses university (9)

15d

Defile bloke drinking litres (5)

16d

Question one politician waving gun (6)

18d

Top people's fee for performing (7)

20d

Canny Londoner conceals yarn (5)

21d

Register trademark before noon (3,2)

25d

A small singular moke (3)