Daily Mail Cryptic #16604

2021-06-23

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Across

1a

Surplus engineers left cars round (8)

5a

Flies back clutching a piece of bread from Thailand (6)

9a

Former pope's mountain bull (8)

10a

Basket-maker's misguided affair (6)

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12a

Miss rope? Not entirely (4)

13a

Tolerant old writer cared (4,6)

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15a

Source of water power kept in good nick (4,9)

19a

Boxing class where tea is brewed during contest (13)

23a

Alec sets up trips and ventures (10)

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25a

European country dispenses with one bridge (4)

28a

Iberian city ducks circle harbour (6)

29a

Quartet diverts more of us (8)

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30a

Retired soak holds too much sway (6)

31a

Margaret's back with rough notes for Beryl, say (8)

Down

1d

Unruly types turning over pub bolted, avoiding regulars (6)

2d

Origin of headache? Errors university introduced (5)

3d

Twice cook bird once (4)

4d

Bobby put in a prune making drink (7)

6d

Some acclamation for old instrument-makers (5)

7d

Fellows put in perfect crane on board, it's sworn in court (9)

8d

£1000 bills for elderly males (8)

11d

Joint’s been knocked over to some extent (4)

14d

Black Prince lifted rubbish (4)

15d

The French stole what covers Ahab's vessel (9)

16d

Scrap rare old whiskey (3)

17d

Landed gentry secure border (4)

18d

Branch not on film (8)

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20d

Make wider paper, lots of it (4)

21d

It spoils the view in more ways than one? (7)

22d

Small 11s mentioned sign of cold maybe (6)

24d

Release relative heading off (5)

26d

Still cool in river (5)

27d

Arab manuscript's insignia (4)