Daily Mail Cryptic #16810

2022-04-07

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Across

1a

Man mixed up with opium den creates mayhem (11)

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9a

What Crosby did about old individual in street (7)

10a

Will appendix put sleuth briefly in twist? (7)

11a

Old character made this to some extent (3)

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12a

Game soon disrupted by royal couple (7)

13a

Tim goes everywhere exhibiting narcissistic attitude (7)

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14a

Standard role incomplete (3)

15a

Drank a lot going round warehouse (5)

17a

Rear small diving bird (5)

18a

A savoury product, ideally cold, primarily a preservative (5)

20a

Phoned following parking accident (5)

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22a

A little bit of work, say, brings in rupees (3)

24a

US conscript makeshift boat in river (7)

25a

Trim fitting (2,5)

26a

Managed centre in 20 (3)

27a

Veto English doctor on old ship (7)

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28a

Sound measure I'd arranged with celeb (7)

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29a

Sideline distressed girl with amnesia (11)

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Down

1d

Pam bought Ralph novel with old picture book (10,5)

2d

Son dressed in new leather designed to prevent accidents (7)

3d

Diver, about to perish, comes up (5)

4d

Two lots of soldiers reserve box for musicians (9)

5d

Popular party or society within building (7)

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6d

Macabre headline must be deciphered like barcodes (7,8)

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7d

Drink after a court ceases to function (4,2)

8d

Film actor Gary's Dad? (3,3)

16d

Zest for each old Northern Irish sausage (9)

18d

Notice daughter was in front, confused (6)

19d

Three queens, one supplying 16 maybe (7)

21d

Poor coaching put off amateur - they could be in the soup (7)

23d

Go round windy ridge circling lake (6)

25d

Country's detective in a gathering (5)