Daily Mail Cryptic #16569

2021-05-05

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Across

1a

Very small Zulu wearing twisted tiepins (4,4)

5a

Doctor asks about an American state (6)

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9a

Ad hoc court hearing about bakery product (8)

10a

Sloth seen in Gosport or Portsmouth (6)

12a

Very hot restricted area of London (4)

13a

Source of blood? A single male in burial mound (4,6)

15a

Fighting aid US bank clerk wielded seizing ship (5,8)

19a

It indicates rhythm by one with good character (4,9)

23a

Firm critic a pawnbroker in Amsterdam? (5,5)

25a

Sordid headquarters (4)

28a

Player is too drunk to tackle Beethoven overture (6)

29a

Albumen, say, initially goes with last of puree, whipped (3,5)

30a

Sibling's threatening to abandon home (6)

31a

Cicero's worried about force (8)

Down

1d

It fertilises planter when hot (6)

2d

Noise coming from stable number 8 briefly (5)

3d

Thump son on ear (4)

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4d

Keen, a lot finish off in Egyptian port heading north (7)

6d

Smell a classical capital (5)

7d

Re-use plug that’s broken? This should fix it (9)

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8d

Like Shakespeare’s Kate, she inspires radical desire (8)

11d

Flowerless plant rare in marshland (4)

14d

Caught 25 fish (4)

15d

Snooty inferior prince is out jogging (9)

16d

Endlessly generous relations (3)

17d

Mate's beginning to create a stink (4)

18d

Learned boss has notes showing what he's owed (8)

20d

George needs to hide a piece of vital information (4)

21d

Following everyone, I cross river at a brisk pace (7)

22d

Humble college head admits this writer (6)

24d

Can't stand maintaining Sierra's speed (5)

26d

Excuse one breaking bail in different places (5)

27d

It's used to carry water in brewery (4)