Daily Mail Cryptic #16645

2021-08-19

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Across

1a

Poolside feature putting a spring in one's step? (6,5)

9a

It sounds like European nails community charge (4,3)

10a

Appearance of message about receiving uniform (7)

11a

Cells in need of some renovation (3)

12a

Complain about soldier returning in Scottish island (7)

13a

Strands of pasta, old ones tangled up (7)

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14a

Antelope seen in surprising numbers (3)

15a

Reason heads of LEAs offer grants is clear (5)

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17a

Marshal bears this weapon perhaps (5)

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18a

Writer keeps a sort of square plate in church (5)

20a

Let a large base (5)

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22a

Appearing embarrassed about duke (3)

24a

Raise this when querying posh Cockney on radio? (7)

25a

Ray’s old vehicle (7)

26a

Occasionally haunt shed (3)

27a

Place to drive hack with English adolescent (7)

28a

Source of heat in December you’ll register in speech (4,3)

29a

Petty southern middleman busy hoarding pounds (5,6)

Down

1d

Mixing lime in rum deters alcoholic suffering this? (8,7)

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2d

Six left to absorb threesome’s bitter criticism (7)

3d

President has nothing on (5)

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4d

Like study in Kew working in lab coat (9)

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5d

Article Sioux sculpted on edge (7)

6d

Stand-in drove very fast, like some big names? (6,9)

7d

Crash after son got out (6)

8d

Franchisees sell up, impressing tenant (6)

16d

Where a leg gets injured on bicycle? (4,5)

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18d

Lancs city losing name at a fast rate (6)

19d

Irish volume in granny's ideal spot (7)

21d

Managed to obtain view in fringes of wood (7)

23d

Harm mature mare, changing positions (6)

25d

Old needles and pen left in initially (5)