Daily Mail Cryptic #16669

2021-09-22

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Across

1a

Is Manchester team's last character starting to fall apart? (8)

5a

Fugitive avoids a landing strip (6)

9a

One enjoys an argument at work? (8)

10a

Trip that involves exposure? (6)

12a

Retrieve a little information (4)

13a

Cook double corn of the highest standard (6,4)

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15a

State benefit arises in harbour housing (6,7)

19a

Carol and Pearl worked with NCO such as this? (5,8)

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23a

Somehow it rolls up, protecting entrance to castle? (10)

25a

Drink bottled in Hastings (4)

28a

A Republican member allowed band (6)

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29a

Loose woman succeeded with instrument (8)

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30a

Mike’s stupidly beginning to tempt fate (6)

31a

Prosecute pamphlet a couple of Poles brought in (8)

Down

1d

Deceive US guy about Spanish article (6)

2d

This must be altered to include good view (5)

3d

Pleasant relative wastes energy (4)

4d

Bouncer's positioned inside cafe (7)

6d

Complete change of policy stripping future navy (1,4)

7d

Eddy offering risky round trips at sea (9)

8d

Ascetic discipline mostly impairs dairy produce (8)

11d

Plans omit a date in middle of month once (4)

14d

Good service bypasses new spots (4)

15d

Idiot could be amusing or boring (9)

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16d

Regularly repair organ (3)

17d

Temporarily set aside green area (4)

18d

In panic, lift biscuit (8)

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20d

European capital's unlimited industrial action (4)

21d

Playwright brings in radical device producing hard copy (7)

22d

Order fool to go over shoddy stuff (6)

24d

Crinkly stuff salesperson found in church (5)

26d

Pies cooked a shade of brown (5)

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27d

Wreck I manage to preserve (4)