Daily Mail Cryptic #16631

2021-07-30

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Across

1a

British swimmer keeps large item on desktop (7)

5a

Parish officer and worker seize poor lad (6)

9a

Plump independent mother, the best (7)

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10a

Give new form to Sherpa educated by European (7)

11a

Occasionally search cavity (3)

12a

In ketch at sea founder, washing up here (7,4)

13a

The Spanish cut my French fruit (5)

14a

Harry ate separately, in a beguiling way (9)

16a

Army breaks tedium, entertaining superior officer (9)

17a

Group from trades unions about to be employed (2,3)

19a

In short menu supply sustenance (11)

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22a

At the end, deviously crafty (3)

23a

City in Georgia is built ineptly, lacking top class institute (7)

24a

He made many escapes, using gangster reportedly in one (7)

26a

Biochemical, unknown, found in enemy complex (6)

27a

One MP leaves mushroom in Paris bun (7)

Down

1d

Do well, with or without ship (7)

2d

Mad political hero takes us in, giving misleading view (7,8)

3d

Cat's annual check up (3)

4d

Send revolutionary stopwatch for one (5)

5d

Member raised article about rodent population statistic (5,4)

6d

A boy admits radical crime (5)

7d

First item in quiz that prompts required answer? (7,8)

8d

Using little power at regular intervals, as reported (6)

12d

Key any normal Japanese in, primarily using this script? (5)

14d

Cut hole in ground that marks edge of playing field (9)

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15d

I and Dorothy welcome one numbskull (5)

16d

Tiny record of business meeting (6)

18d

See Welsh girl, heavenly (7)

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20d

Remove leader of Italian island in a hostile manner (5)

21d

Quote turns up about Henry's standards of morality (5)

25d

Where to study unfinished component (3)