Daily Mail Cryptic #16742

2022-01-03

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Across

1a

Permanent believers prepared to follow one bishop (12)

8a

Perhaps London property for instance (7)

9a

Old German prince's English reader (7)

11a

Note old way into very big Yankee's joint exercises? (10)

12a

Just what's needed in Cyprus, possibly 8 (4)

14a

Stamp on parcel maybe after quietly getting help (4,4)

16a

Seafood racket followed by sleuth (6)

17a

Wheels roughly right (3)

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19a

Pass bug to popular newspaper covering City (6)

21a

It's not hard arranging dig in Ely (8)

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24a

Bound to include old part of barrel (4)

25a

Unbiased writer's a student, inspiring individual (10)

27a

Tramp nicks current casebook (7)

28a

German article about ultimate skin protein (7)

29a

Feeble state following foolhardy attitude without leader (12)

Down

1d

Drive eccentric MEP wearing ridiculous suit (7)

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2d

In which one looks back on various reports etc (10)

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3d

Like Vesuvius, very conical after exploding (8)

4d

Group of screech owls repeatedly bounce back (2,4)

5d

Team go up to secure live climber in mountains (4)

6d

Element landed one in nasty odour (7)

7d

Expert carried out (12)

10d

Girl sang hymn badly, making trouble and strife for wife, say? (7,5)

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13d

First half of OT book’s set, like this pastry? (6,4)

15d

Odd bits of diary, or a page in it perhaps (3)

18d

Last words seen carved on face of stone in mature state (8)

20d

Sly expression of romantic interest in stock figures? (7)

22d

Sparks singe it in different places (7)

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23d

Appear to upset, say, soldiers (6)

26d

King twice hides latest flaw (4)