Daily Mail Cryptic #16792

2022-03-14

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Across

1a

Frenchman received a setback after one haggles again (12)

8a

Old Greek islander cut waste material (7)

9a

Stupid individual follows papers to do with hearing (7)

11a

Mollusc gashed itself badly at harbour (10)

12a

Grain store's demolished, some of it upended (4)

14a

Power unit briefly seized by dockworkers (8)

16a

Partially exhume rigid bits of skeleton (6)

17a

Anger republic losing land (3)

19a

Repeat performance once annoyed engineers (6)

21a

Nearly go nuts from one January to the next (8)

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24a

I'm a leader of mosque (4)

25a

Vague hint (name missing) becoming quieter (10)

27a

Old Dutch ready to oust student leaders of youth groups (7)

28a

Stewed pie, in my view, is a perfect example (7)

29a

Selfless men trained to preserve old perfumier's faculty (5,2,5)

Down

1d

Almost remember to cover Italian music performance (7)

2d

Lack employment? Introduce the French craft of sewing (10)

3d

Joe hires service suitable for writing on walls (8)

4d

Strong desire's rare in this temperature (6)

5d

Coalition of people carriers wanting leader (4)

6d

Went running in east - some climbers do it (7)

7d

UN job - looking round each church front in Kosovo (12)

10d

Power station feature, popular in Welsh peninsula, curbs temperature (7,5)

13d

Some software disrupts bus tour in Spain (10)

15d

Hear score at Murrayfield (3)

18d

Groom is serene, mysterious character (8)

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20d

Toxic substance spoiling nice day (7)

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22d

Lagoon badly swamps wicket, hence embarrassing score (3,4)

23d

Mafia's conspiring to conceal disaster (6)

26d

Escapes without student charges (4)