Daily Mail Cryptic #16704

2021-11-10

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Across

1a

Use this to more clearly see 12 with German girl (8)

5a

Count feels caught (6)

9a

Home Counties case that's relaxing (8)

10a

Secrets contained in articles by a Roman Catholic (6)

12a

Spot secret agent (4)

13a

Illiterate estate agent in nude, swimming (10)

15a

Estimate made by knowledgeable patrons saving time (8,5)

19a

Old tax collectors not on shore dealing with site of event (6,7)

23a

Trick treasurer with a ring that's been smuggled (10)

25a

Drill black mineral deposit (4)

28a

Hindustani musicians stifle hostility (6)

29a

Duke swallowed story about new info preceding article (8)

30a

Museum attendant's cheap ring (6)

31a

Noisily kissed on the mouth and on the chest (8)

Down

1d

Oil plant increases American imports (6)

2d

In the Tyrol sing difficult melody without using mike (5)

3d

Strip section of wall at home (4)

4d

Plain Salvation Army girl hugs Victor (7)

6d

Feel sorry about missing top wading bird (5)

7d

It helps sailors understand simple task, one might say (3,6)

8d

Careless driver may do this in frustration (8)

11d

Announced fancied player's to give up (4)

14d

Manage to retrieve one wreck (4)

15d

Type of rose, inelegant, all over the place (9)

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16d

Regularly strike match (3)

17d

Good unit disappeared (4)

18d

Inferior fighter summoned up joke (8)

20d

Polish Yankee stone (4)

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21d

Very popular label on English top-quality wine (7)

22d

Display unfinished red meat (6)

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24d

Provoke leader to abandon complaint (5)

26d

Basket-maker's more comfortable when topless (5)

27d

Newspaper covers each achievement (4)