Daily Mail Cryptic #16775

2022-02-17

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Across

1a

Pretend to compel colonist to keep covering back (4,7)

9a

Women's Institute activist eats with former husband (7)

10a

A Nazi managed to keep respecting former African resident (7)

11a

Grassy area left entirely alone primarily (3)

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12a

Make useless broadcast in full at end of July (7)

13a

See each line contributing to increase (7)

14a

An attempt in the past (3)

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15a

Fashionable group, part of bigger picture (5)

17a

Nigel ordered marbles removed by him? (5)

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18a

What golfer does first in Turnberry in places (5)

20a

Old gloomy hum (5)

22a

Polish problem (3)

24a

Pianoforte potentially nine grand in old German money (7)

25a

He delivers the Daily Mail (no stamp unfortunately) (7)

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26a

Write music about Oz runner (3)

27a

Saw typical dog in lead (7)

28a

Greeting head of zoo in capital's underground system (7)

29a

Withdraw attraction from game - it needs remodelling (11)

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Down

1d

Moderate position of white line? (6,2,3,4)

2d

This country upset island after delay for Gulf citizen (7)

3d

Robust website address in Times (5)

4d

Loretta arranged to tour an unknown hospital (9)

5d

Go to live abroad, bypassing good Gulf state (7)

6d

Oil supplier levelling proper plant (7,8)

7d

Artist retains staff somewhere in Africa (6)

8d

Hidden, like some passages in exam (6)

16d

GP’s gone off holding bachelor's overnight container (6,3)

18d

Dad's taken over more expensive temporary outlets (3,3)

19d

Ray has a French book in joint (7)

21d

Composer's cross in Irish houses (7)

23d

One who censors flag? (6)

25d

Bag prize money (5)