Daily Mail Cryptic #16647

2021-08-23

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Across

1a

Ernie changes after work to become a matchmaker? (6,6)

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8a

Having lost Mike, send out carriage (7)

9a

Secretary rings an expert for universal cure (7)

11a

Copper trained with rep, number one of many in mill (10)

12a

Male cooked breakfast perhaps (4)

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14a

Old doctor in a vault finds seriously big weapon (4,4)

16a

Like herbaceous borders, cultivated for all (6)

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17a

Veto article appearing in suburbs of Bolton (3)

19a

It’s not damaged so it can’t spread (6)

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21a

Leave a skint distraught kid in Morocco (8)

24a

Part of the Shetlands is left wanting paper (4)

25a

A Parisian surgeon managed to save energy, being mean (10)

27a

Boosts variety of litmus paper (7)

28a

Address work in theatre lacking exercises (7)

29a

Nasty French noble, top man, traps large swan actually (4,8)

Down

1d

A politician in Soho lambasted soap (7)

2d

In rowdy snack bar we respond rudely (6,4)

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3d

Constant current in a grave, one of lots here (8)

4d

Large organisation's representative visiting Ireland (6)

5d

Departing without international award (4)

6d

Uncle recreated a rare sort of energy (7)

7d

Related groups of funny time-lapse films missing large male (12)

10d

Song Della and Angus played around turn of New Year? (4,4,4)

13d

Set up independent label, luring in young showbiz stars (10)

15d

Airline initially guarantees carrier (3)

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18d

Pad that's used by composers? (8)

20d

Significant job for narrator (7)

22d

Cunning ruler conceals present (7)

23d

Institute in Tunis rebuilt where it was originally (2,4)

26d

Polish Yankee stone (4)

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