Daily Mail Cryptic #16591

2021-06-04

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Across

1a

Lost one ship in China (7)

5a

Lesson doesn't start describing land for crops (6)

9a

Thump counter furiously (7)

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10a

Fail to finish university restart at Twickenham (4,3)

11a

Spot fox coming back (3)

12a

Zulu: 'I farm emmer that's ground to give support for elderly' (6,5)

13a

Check about golf rule (5)

14a

I'm backing small good Scottish editor thrown off course (9)

16a

Ten years before new church’s corruption (9)

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17a

They ebb and flow in links either side of delta (5)

19a

Bread supplier enrols grease-monkey and married welder (11)

22a

Endlessly watch contest (3)

23a

Hunch in shed giving lessons (7)

24a

Yellow Middle East strip incorporates new fabric (7)

26a

Reptile again let loose around youth centre (6)

27a

Vital call that keeps openers together (3,4)

Down

1d

Character at end of violent drama, prancing around ring (7)

2d

Foolishly cut historic ring, using more direct method (5,10)

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3d

Fashionable name for watering hole (3)

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4d

Single ampere's more than enough for brightness (5)

5d

One receiving mail dreads working notice (9)

6d

Unfriendly idiot stands up after end of opera (5)

7d

He could give advice on oil and colour ultimately (8,2,5)

8d

Be present when the news is on before start of dinner? (6)

12d

Final letter about working divided land (5)

14d

Obsession of northern Arab stuffing extinct bird (9)

15d

Get rid of head of golf club, say (5)

16d

Discuss English book in meeting (6)

18d

Young man quits controversial Bangladesh business (7)

20d

Heath's in charge during long period (5)

21d

Kings collect icons regularly in red box perhaps (5)

25d

Tease chap (3)