Daily Mail Cryptic #16796

2022-03-18

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Across

1a

Supporter protects a soft young tree (7)

5a

Slapdash and uneven in cast (6)

9a

Foodstuffs left beside broken bottles (7)

10a

Thorough department in hospital is inspiring (2,5)

11a

Eggs of avocet half turned (3)

12a

Scatty boss loved the Spanish artery perhaps (5,6)

13a

Sister managed without a single lock (5)

14a

Army tapes strange person disbursing wages (9)

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16a

Uncompromising type's bad luck changing finally (9)

17a

Stand-in edits most of column (5)

19a

Short journey by American's completed quickly (11)

22a

Private Welshman wastes energy (3)

23a

Headlight reveals a British flower beside old US city (7)

24a

Student left profitable activity (7)

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26a

Kiss Eileen audibly, producing hydrocarbon (6)

27a

Note rate on way back, like some depressed viewers? (4,3)

Down

1d

Look for floor in Brussels group's taken over (4,3)

2d

I own this belt, cap and uniform in service perhaps? (7,8)

3d

Needing unlimited pills? (3)

4d

Joe's second gadget (5)

5d

Derry's managed to secure staple item in laundry (4,5)

6d

Soldier stripped person who's getting on (5)

7d

Set down stories - they should attract interest (7,8)

8d

Ocean-going vessel with sounder (6)

12d

Herb is in laboratory, upset (5)

14d

Bore to talk idly about European final (9)

15d

Lots of maps here showing mountains (5)

16d

Bray man beginning to eat wild fruit (3,3)

18d

Raiment designed for tower of mosque (7)

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20d

Compelled peace advocate to host radical (5)

21d

Lubricated old light I installed (5)

25d

Get shot of ancient tool (3)