Daily Mail Cryptic #16700

2021-11-04

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Across

1a

An early tape degraded in box (7,4)

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9a

Band, oddly weary, use it to get on board (7)

10a

Deposed, having wasted energy, wanting more? (7)

11a

Block short river in NI (3)

12a

Refusal to accept one old soldier's lack of wisdom (7)

13a

Oz plant, up which one's in trouble (3,4)

14a

Like small beast of burden (3)

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15a

Perhaps watch over area of responsibility (5)

17a

Takes out fruits (5)

18a

Old judge to make speech (5)

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20a

Bound to miss new shoot (5)

22a

Regularly cause signal to be given to actor (3)

24a

Suspect shop is beginning to make false argument (7)

25a

Poisonous plant has a bollard protecting it (7)

26a

Europeans left fish (3)

27a

Sad occasion when fuel ran out and ... (7)

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28a

... Cicely, dressed up, followed black vehicle (7)

29a

Old domain of travellers and northern politician in Ireland (5,6)

Down

1d

It helps if writer wants to make good points (6,9)

2d

Early January near Wye turned out badly (3,4)

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3d

Set times for somewhere to break journey (3,2)

4d

I hear Swiss psychologist's expression nearly finished child (9)

5d

Problem blocking plant taken up again (7)

6d

Colonist reaches 66°N or 66°S (or thereabouts) (9,6)

7d

Doug and Andy defend state of Africa (6)

8d

Summers, and creatures basking in them? (6)

16d

Monk's mule squashed fruit (4,5)

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18d

Become inflexible and cross if youth grabs it (6)

19d

Saw European farm animals (7)

21d

No city council enters Grand Hotel, one offering Italian food (7)

23d

Team exit, having lost wings (6)

25d

Record collection artist originally left behind (5)