Daily Mail Cryptic #16684

2021-10-13

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Across

1a

Large cooker perhaps for New York (3,5)

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5a

Loathed returning to accept key part (6)

9a

What boss of Thames wheel does for one's imagination? (5,3)

10a

Group of citizens ignore flag (6)

12a

Simple, like Marryat's midshipman (4)

13a

Iffy science sadly lacking leader in subtle expertise (10)

15a

Laying out covers perhaps for item of bedroom furniture (8,5)

19a

Sterilise meat contained in different places (13)

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23a

European OKs food and spirits expected around this? (5,5)

25a

Amaze enthusiasts heading west (4)

28a

Slight old fellows finish (6)

29a

Cool Scandinavian shortly to leave dance (8)

30a

Called out 'The old computer's back!' (6)

31a

Grow about 50 for the first time in demesne (8)

Down

1d

Massive car part (6)

2d

Clever person omits one kind (5)

3d

Chic shop needing refurbishment (4)

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4d

Decisive games don't start periods of unemployment (3,4)

6d

Names in Brussels initially inspire boredom (5)

7d

Foreign beer bachelor imported can be sold to new owner (9)

8d

He crossed Boyne in struggle with English colonist (8)

11d

Large leader turned hero (4)

14d

Part of gracile animal with little fat (4)

15d

I clue 'deft' oddly, being duplicitous (9)

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16d

Movement is minimal at the start (3)

17d

Duck leaves lake (4)

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18d

One Dutch Conservative avoids 'green' topic, 16 perhaps (8)

20d

Shred first half of letters (4)

21d

No raids organised? On the contrary (7)

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22d

Nobody in particular takes part in canyon expedition (6)

24d

A name a German picked up for orphan girl (5)

26d

Old robe covers national in Pacific archipelago (5)

27d

Theory that's almost perfect (4)