Daily Mail Cryptic #16763

2022-02-01

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Across

6a

Salad plant that is mostly under water? (7,7)

9a

White whale, one with odd bulge at the front (6)

10a

Fair goes all over the place supplying a bit of goose (4,4)

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11a

Spread ice pack over front of head to show pulse (8)

13a

A medic upset Lincoln: 'Not much life there!' (6)

15a

NASA mad with EU? It makes you sick (6)

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17a

Note Irish historical account (6)

19a

Greatly admire head of state avoiding setback (6)

20a

Switch positions every so often (2,3,3)

22a

Briefly reveal weapon that goes off during shoot (8)

24a

Sharp reply from rider, knocked over, losing time (6)

26a

Pen-friend comes out, showing composure (8,2,4)

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Down

1d

University’s chief fault? Opening register up (4,10)

2d

Live with a posh boyfriend once (4)

3d

Humidity stifling the City? Take flight (6)

4d

Float? Leave it to be dismantled around end of street (8)

5d

Guns repelled the Monarch of the Glen (4)

7d

Comic turns captivating posh females giving hearty laugh (6)

8d

Business association breached format at random (7,2,5)

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12d

Film picked up slippery way into pool (5)

14d

Roman poet ate duck egg perhaps (5)

16d

Soldiers upset chap coming out (8)

18d

Like Prince Charlie who operated beside Clyde? (6)

21d

Lost a pile of snow (6)

23d

Frame part of uniform maybe (4)

25d

Labour primarily taxed fuel (4)

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