Daily Mail Cryptic #16517

2021-02-22

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Across

1a

Like old brickwork, fences or felt possibly (12)

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8a

None sharper than this copper during a trial (7)

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9a

Spot trainee reporter returning strong material (7)

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11a

Egyptian king twice can start to gripe, showing disapproval (3,7)

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12a

Penniless pair steal rings (4)

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14a

Scattered fir cones relating to criminal investigation (8)

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16a

Mafia scouts conceal pig's ear (6)

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17a

Mate's stake reduced (3)

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19a

Quietly go off to play at water's edge (6)

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21a

Drink one to suppress bone disease (8)

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24a

Be jealous of English ace leaving service (4)

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25a

Bad soaking ruined cookery ingredient (6,4)

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27a

Hesitant dipping aluminium container in mercury (7)

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28a

Stupid dog with no lead is brought back inside (7)

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29a

Where privates are out of order? (5,3,4)

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Down

1d

Line on map nearly identical to radius (7)

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2d

Often bizarrely queer books are seen during Zoom (10)

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3d

Leave behind exterior clothing (8)

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4d

Earl, doctor and (briefly) knight build wall (6)

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5d

Prepare to fire boss of farmyard? (4)

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6d

Tense students gather over ground (7)

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7d

It could be a substantive section of address (4,2,6)

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10d

Newspaper pics lead to reflections (6,6)

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13d

It's said to lift all boats desiring it somehow (6,4)

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15d

Taxi's roughly black (3)

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18d

Left with musical note, some magicians do it (8)

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20d

Reveal full age occasionally entering seedy joint (7)

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22d

Self-obsessed type obtained one in East Street (7)

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23d

Students are so stretched, by the sound of it (6)

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26d

Try to collect Irish income support (4)

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