Daily Mail Cryptic #16536

2021-03-19

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Across

1a

More flexible provider doesn't have one (7)

5a

Leave Home Counties aristocrat (3,3)

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9a

Hate being sick twice, swallowing whiskey (3,4)

10a

Author doesn’t finish 'A Disreputable Woman' (7)

11a

Regularly fooled opponent (3)

12a

Confine child's horse, dear, one of four used in ring (6,5)

13a

Some waterski, unnerved, reflecting weariness (5)

14a

Delighted about working with German, stretched out (9)

16a

Arrange do for a rep? Subs do it (9)

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17a

Pile up a manuscript when collected (5)

19a

It may be foolish, even so let’s broadcast soprano (11)

22a

First woman in seven stripped (3)

23a

Perhaps clock a mythical monster (7)

24a

Azure bulbul regularly seen in Scottish isle (3,4)

26a

Part of plant, not wild, kept in tin (6)

27a

It's terribly sad sacrificing rare independence (7)

Down

1d

Sign of cold small fellows in river (7)

2d

Fossil student friend taking ages to register one stone (15)

3d

Group of people invest cash in Romania (3)

4d

Slacken end of rear axle that's bent (5)

5d

Relaxed among trees getting timber for cabinet-maker (9)

6d

Piece of cloth on girl? (5)

7d

Orwell felt awful about French composer, a Red sympathiser (6,9)

8d

Spanish study US ranch (6)

12d

Tell female to support dairy product (5)

14d

What spotter at Crewe does a lot, leading to this complaint? (9)

15d

Good girl's schooner perhaps (5)

16d

Check places first for coup (6)

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18d

Set part of play on line (7)

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20d

Occasionally golfer aims to shine (5)

21d

4 left support for painter (5)

25d

Unknown smell upset lout (3)