Daily Mail Cryptic #16576

2021-05-14

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Across

1a

Articles I’d inserted in place of hard news (7)

5a

Devious, keen to go round back of boat (6)

9a

Flex turned into glutton's rug used in court (7)

10a

Posh doctor in Lagos reduced backache (7)

11a

Discharge Patrick at regular times (3)

12a

Short girl and bloke heard at ball giving wrong directions (11)

13a

Spike old letter (5)

14a

It's hard to crack this unknown quantity in absurd tribunal (6,3)

16a

A grand tomb at boring compound (9)

17a

Old Peruvian at home with container (5)

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19a

Poverty demo suspended shortly before third month (6,5)

22a

Fate of Abraham's nephew (3)

23a

Lion is distracted, fed with rare meat (7)

24a

Middle East country's PM loses head (7)

26a

Record-holder appears in Carlisle eventually (6)

27a

Stirred in eggs with new medicinal root (7)

Down

1d

Brave sailors reach this finest forest food (7)

2d

BBC boss put one cleric in enlarged broadcast (8,7)

3d

Going north, was victorious straight away (3)

4d

Yo-yo stories? (5)

5d

During visit, copper put away tot (9)

6d

A communist covers miles carrying weapons (5)

7d

Neglecting oral, I arranged place to study education maybe (8,7)

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8d

Secret past revealed in court (6)

12d

Mother nurses girl supplying spiritual nourishment (5)

14d

Doctor bemoaned defending posh fashionable people (4,5)

15d

Hibernian flag on top of house (5)

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16d

Shocked ace has sports car impounded (6)

18d

Writing about husband's love (7)

20d

Ruminants, avoiding colonist, run away quietly (5)

21d

Having regrets, I called hosts (5)

25d

Oversaw sailors circumnavigating area (3)