Daily Mail Cryptic #16697

2021-11-01

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Across

1a

Disapproving, EU ban flavour that's suspect (12)

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8a

Infant ingests one instead of old sprat, say (7)

9a

Second-class teams consuming energy as well (7)

11a

I quit playing in club band and writing reviews (10)

12a

Bird kept inside with insects initially (4)

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14a

Service inebriated crowd? (4,4)

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16a

In which to find mouse intestines used as strings (6)

17a

Propeller or article caught in it (3)

19a

Mad uncle Tom's primarily glowing (6)

21a

Reportedly cut viva for such a thesis (8)

24a

Different English university (4)

25a

Bless prisoner with a secret liquid (10)

27a

Spars store individual strong drinks (7)

28a

First woman holds travel stamp back, equivocating (7)

29a

Tongue-tied irate lunatic's flustered (12)

Down

1d

Ruin a Parisian party, spilling gin (7)

2d

In fluent translation movie offers satisfaction (10)

3d

Taking in India, five tours wrecked old genius (8)

4d

Suave old pope beginning to expire (6)

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5d

A contribution to funeral song on top of that (4)

6d

Putting money in bank for somewhere to live (7)

7d

Dairy farmers perhaps? They own shares (12)

10d

Hot sailors in these in their vessels at sea? (12)

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13d

Californian city's Xmas visitor swaps American for artist (5,5)

15d

Miserable US lawyer's upright (3)

18d

French painter cut first of bride’s belongings (8)

20d

Bolster cousin worried about husband (7)

22d

Achieve increase covering each line (7)

23d

Snooty type brought up perfect small tree (6)

26d

Storyteller raised bar (4)