Daily Mail Cryptic #16525

2021-03-04

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Across

1a

Powerful beam, thin, protecting eastern vault (11)

9a

Potential killer races drunk around part of UK (7)

10a

Polish colonial workers are increasing (7)

11a

That woman there is out of bounds (3)

12a

Bank of river in Cork, where ships shelter (3,4)

13a

Bury writer's temporary (7)

14a

Like owning small equine (3)

15a

Set back volunteers once in Crimean port (5)

17a

Overhaul damaged frigate Georgia abandoned (5)

18a

Commanding officer nurses dog (5)

20a

Great, if difficult, actress and activist (5)

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22a

Drink seen regularly in the Raj (3)

24a

One serving society left to perish among comrades (7)

25a

Enthusiast hit engine part (3,4)

26a

Not well? Take some pills (3)

27a

Psychology term gets misused by an officer (7)

28a

Understanding popular view (7)

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29a

It records eg mishaps or shakes (11)

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Down

1d

Terribly nasty mess lasts over a year for IT staff (7,8)

2d

Some welcome night in Paris as regular payment (7)

3d

Hide constant pain (5)

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4d

Posh bishop cuts article designed to make things run smoothly (9)

5d

Receptionist who weeps in Edinburgh? (7)

6d

Tug-of-war specialist upon whom one can rely? (5,2,8)

7d

Had trouble independently heading up plant (6)

8d

Absolved old politician in Egypt (6)

16d

Odd girl at home endlessly calculating quantity? (9)

18d

Condescend to accept special pattern (6)

19d

Paper folding in old Baltic city? Writer's upset (7)

21d

Condition in which a name’s confused, I assumed? (7)

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23d

Smart uniform in scruffy state (6)

25d

Cast's bit of fun (5)