Daily Mail Cryptic #16556

2021-04-16

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Across

1a

Release new reduced form with more costly wrapping (7)

5a

Indian resident English drag into trade union (6)

9a

Man sees bats all clumped together (2,5)

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10a

Engineer miracle to recover (7)

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11a

Some risk injury to practise sport (3)

12a

The Sweeney throws off-roader over close to Bromley (6,5)

13a

A shopping precinct backs wool supplier (5)

14a

Make it snappy - dress fashionably (4,5)

16a

Zero returns in US state's trunk routes (4,5)

17a

IT company accepts each type of girder (1,4)

19a

Coordinate tracks perhaps in Henry’s sonic mix (11)

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22a

The main period of the year after son leaves (3)

23a

Enlarged small cardigan, say, with only one hole in it (7)

24a

Prohibited sick girl touring Spain (7)

26a

One takes jumps on rink primarily (6)

27a

Authorise a run in fast cars, lightweight ones (2,5)

Down

1d

Roughly insulate a neglected tool (7)

2d

Hunt through one country to secure safe access maybe (11,4)

3d

Jenny when small (3)

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4d

Devotion shown by unusual type touring India (5)

5d

Despotic US notary ordered indefinite number to be jailed (9)

6d

Ties up 50 experts (5)

7d

Cook urged natural gas as sweetener (10,5)

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8d

Surrounded by a haze, daughter comes in (6)

12d

Fine story-teller turning up wasted (5)

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14d

Arnold managed to grab new ground? He has some already (9)

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15d

Spear first of substantial fish (5)

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16d

Wrong treatment beginning to make issue complicated (6)

18d

Spots almost seamless transformation (7)

20d

Old serf enslaved by the lottery (5)

21d

Seeing, not missing, what's on cake (5)

25d

Grouse somewhat likely to turn up here (3)