Daily Mail Cryptic #16676

2021-10-01

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Across

1a

Vicious python throttles duck, creating storm (7)

5a

Splitting party, lots backed energetic type (6)

9a

Robber gang steals gear (7)

10a

Like sisters or soldiers in Salvation Army line (7)

11a

Dispose of no-frills meal, given time (3)

12a

Scottish island workers obtain housing order (11)

13a

Our group accompanies that female escort (5)

14a

Average bloke runs round globe? That's staggering! (3,6)

16a

After turning brown, you get better, as might be expected (9)

17a

Spies grab churchgoer roughly (5)

19a

Advance sum now and empty tanks (4,7)

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22a

Second of deer oddly like moose (3)

23a

Train singer to tackle end of melody that includes a sharp (7)

24a

Female has to leave work to get ointment (7)

26a

One in a dinner jacket performing for neighbour (6)

27a

Quiet, weirdly eerie around midnight when moon's closest (7)

Down

1d

Present a uniform arrangement of models (7)

2d

What Liverpool fans do after triumph? (5,3,4,3)

3d

Eggs on veal now and then (3)

4d

Rock-bottom poster seen in Northern Ireland (5)

5d

Disease that's trendy? Yes, in a strange way (9)

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6d

Bottle never shattered (5)

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7d

Peculiar danger in promoting growing business (6,9)

8d

Exercises omit current pieces of service (6)

12d

It's drier and finer heading off (5)

14d

Explosive set off without good sugary item (5,4)

15d

To some degree publicity's permitted (5)

16d

The habit of stripping - and vice versa (6)

18d

Request virtuoso to retain note with scepticism (7)

20d

Point out mount (5)

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21d

Furnish witticism on-line? (5)

25d

Motorists jacked up vehicle (3)