Daily Mail Cryptic #16689

2021-10-20

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Across

1a

Leave head count following vote (4,4)

5a

European country's river with perch (6)

9a

American poleaxes priest entering in fury (8)

10a

Leaves container in which there's sometimes a 24? (6)

12a

Sauce, say, poured out over duck (4)

13a

Current nobleman hosts function for figure expert (10)

15a

Agrees enough’s been converted into CO2 for one (10,3)

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19a

Attractive Greek flying across Thailand, not quite all (13)

23a

Electrical device starts working with iron (10)

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25a

Sums picked up for woodcutter (4)

28a

Stumble over Dutch photographer's prop (6)

29a

Injured skater in West Indies to take up different sport (5,3)

30a

Whirlwind ruined Monday (6)

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31a

Monster hybrid flower we cultivated (8)

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Down

1d

Pass Europeans running round circuits (6)

2d

Variety of white and yellow plant that climbs walls (5)

3d

English border points up imposing building (4)

4d

Large former celebrity compiles dictionary (7)

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6d

Where canoe founders? (5)

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7d

Arab cash left Russian port (9)

8d

Replace record, interrupting various duties (8)

11d

Old bird's tricks (4)

14d

Is there still one in the highest peaks? (4)

15d

Slight change university omitted from its ceremony (9)

16d

A thumping success? (3)

17d

Bowl some batters in Kent (4)

18d

Nervous sugar magnate invested in a revolutionary excavation ... (8)

20d

... as well as a group from the Royal Society (4)

21d

Individual 9 taking in one brief period in the past (4,3)

22d

Contradict felon's first conviction (6)

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24d

Third of army goes off northwards to attack (5)

26d

Very nearly leave to find party (5)

27d

Woman reported piece of vital information (4)