Daily Mail Cryptic #16760

2022-01-27

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Across

1a

Clear instructions by dentist? (4,3,4)

9a

Robot's designer genes all reversed (7)

10a

Duke once foolishly hosted a German figure (7)

11a

Some remuneration for runner in Perth? (3)

12a

Rig goes haywire, having taken in more water (7)

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13a

Church governing body's part of book (7)

14a

Representative adopts a plan (3)

15a

Northern Irish IT supplier backs sources of fresh water (5)

17a

Worker leaves gazelles perhaps to run away (5)

18a

Typically blue material unearthed on way back (5)

20a

Milk supplier's child-minder (5)

22a

It may be laid, say, on top of ground (3)

24a

Talked about experiment with paper boat in the past (7)

25a

Muslim leader's wife goes in to consult an analyst (7)

26a

No good abandoning young solver (3)

27a

Dispatch forged coins found on fringes of garden (7)

28a

Credit limited by drink? That’s daylight robbery! (5,2)

29a

Blue team member (5,6)

Down

1d

Retired person briefly appears in soaps without sons (3,3,9)

2d

The effect of water or wind or noise possibly (7)

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3d

Disturbing one may result in dread (5)

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4d

Holmes's skill? The opposite of what 3 does (9)

5d

Run round English court area (7)

6d

Circus act by tipsy pale worker, wobbling? (9,6)

7d

Plant wood next to motorway (6)

8d

Awkward turn follows hairpin at end of race? Wrong (6)

16d

My French teachers hide answer - underground fruit (6,3)

18d

Couldn't stand up to secure Charlie's part (6)

19d

Assembly place for drivers over in China (7)

21d

Like noisy fans, genially disorderly after ace sent off? (7)

23d

Brandy makes grand vocalist, some might say (6)

25d

One’s going up to eat American hot and cold food (5)