Daily Mail Cryptic #16622

2021-07-19

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Across

1a

Fashionista, one in exotic plumes, makes sudden advances (7,5)

8a

Stumble on crude oil in Mediterranean port (7)

9a

Having been defeated, I'd allow changes (4,3)

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11a

In disorderly snack bar we'll display cheek (6,4)

12a

Nasty story about capturing victor (4)

14a

Hint - bar European entering Open (8)

16a

For example, soldiers are about to appear (6)

17a

Spot some gypsies heading west (3)

19a

Smart uniform in shocking state (6)

21a

Cutter was not covering northeast on way back (5,3)

24a

A fragment of quite modest article (4)

25a

Liver and lime spread over cold pasta (10)

27a

Function takes in first chapel in Vatican (7)

28a

Wasted hours in making up feed (7)

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29a

Use people to replace one in unit that’s not working (12)

Down

1d

Calamari’s first to end, being popular, making good profit (5,2)

2d

Agreed police force's accepting new reparations (10)

3d

Presumably where Tweedledum and Tweedledee sleep ... (4,4)

4d

... having initially met Carroll's girl, 12 (6)

5d

Leave old computer technology (4)

6d

Bother friend with claim (7)

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7d

One runs over different old forgotten instrument (12)

10d

On two occasions we let right put off fighter (12)

13d

Bore EU chum adjusted mouthpiece (10)

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15d

Choose to avoid odd parts of towpath (3)

18d

The old railway limiting Arab state’s part-time soldiers (8)

20d

The reason he excluded serious crime (7)

22d

Drunkard rings Kent girl - she may be accompanied (7)

23d

Ring again perhaps and cancel (6)

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26d

Video female and male crossing international borders (4)