Daily Mail Cryptic #16717

2021-11-29

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Across

1a

What welder uses, fixing eye exactly on stove (12)

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8a

Give advice to barrister (7)

9a

Release foreign articles when hot (7)

11a

Best man ate bananas, more than one cut (10)

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12a

Artist meets politician and traffic controller (4)

14a

Extremely old man cuts edges in Ely common (8)

16a

Corrupt son, unwilling to work, saves energy (6)

17a

It covers and protects primarily (3)

19a

Transmitter, say, regularly makes money in Iran (6)

21a

Dish reeked when stirred with half of eggs (8)

24a

Central Tibet's unknown goat (4)

25a

Study of figures in morgue only if dressed (10)

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27a

Old Dutch coins left out for leaders of youth group (7)

28a

Woman's article about South Africa, for instance (7)

29a

Current star implies somehow these people are colonists (12)

Down

1d

Produce eggs of zero value, going off with time (7)

2d

OK attempt to preserve English organ not long ago (10)

3d

Copper examined large back street leading nowhere (3,2,3)

4d

Reliable old Ford model needing some TLC? (6)

5d

Plant probably lacking kinetic energy (4)

6d

Falls here once more, climbing with soldiers (7)

7d

Get into a car, foolishly accepting new fuel measure (6,6)

10d

Almost crossing river after merry festive greeting (5,3,4)

13d

Tell ages of fancy wind instruments (10)

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15d

Some carry a Kashmiri? (3)

18d

Rear end missing from crudely plastered base (8)

20d

Layer I found in odd rare metal (7)

22d

They rowdily demonstrate one in foreign resort (7)

23d

Use half of millet, crushed, making food for breakfast (6)

26d

Northern section of Serengeti's parched (4)