Daily Mail Cryptic #16659

2021-09-08

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Across

1a

Paint a verbal picture of some French member in church (8)

5a

Notice very short book here, for example (6)

9a

Utilise wide one getting into island? (8)

10a

Paul’s excited, meeting radio’s first star (6)

12a

Border controlled by landed gentry (4)

13a

Doctor put a tie on before initially treating casualty (10)

15a

Strange nodule flummoxed canine specialist (6,7)

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19a

Outrageous streak during very rich sport on wheels (6,7)

23a

One drink's taken in via the mouth in a novel way (10)

25a

Many countries come together in this, like Iran oddly (4)

28a

Countermand importing a plant (6)

29a

Indian city managed to enlist one engaged in farming (8)

30a

Number taking part in gospel evening (6)

31a

Foreign Office ambassador goes in to study area between temples (8)

Down

1d

Order’s Eastern beliefs back to front (6)

2d

Wounded by scorpion, say, beginning to go crazy, upset (5)

3d

Some film dance (4)

4d

British artists hold very posh show of brilliance (7)

6d

Question mark surrounds top-class book (5)

7d

Seasonal gift of English flower and European goods (6,3)

8d

Singer in pub, one covering city centre (8)

11d

Distant relatives extremely anxious about exercise (4)

14d

Formerly part of detention centre (4)

15d

Dutch association's affair (9)

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16d

Some people know where grouse display (3)

17d

It fills drains (4)

18d

Unjustifiably claim spa town's lead-free (8)

20d

Deep river or burn (4)

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21d

Quickly run out after everyone, say (7)

22d

Severely criticised what many '49ers did (6)

24d

This compiler's mature figure (5)

26d

Flyer's bargain at end of sale (5)

27d

Trim couple, by the sound of it (4)