Daily Mail Cryptic #16817

2022-04-18

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Across

1a

Isolating sick gnu in Qatar nursing home (12)

8a

They span British hilltops (7)

9a

Regret cutting remark heard in plant (7)

11a

Quick to react, this writer's finished person’s novel (10)

12a

Polish stripped back grain store (4)

14a

Very game to tour India, avoiding one hot dish (8)

16a

Forged dagger that's serrated (6)

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17a

Controlled leaderless Middle Eastern country (3)

19a

Warlike woman's big flower (6)

21a

Polish expression mentioned element (8)

24a

Character featuring in Cypriot advertisement (4)

25a

Story about, say, demotion of team (10)

27a

Granny travelling round Irish victor's paradise (7)

28a

Silly dog with no lead is running around inside (7)

29a

Innovative male expert in rocks (12)

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Down

1d

In Paris, who'd transgress when financially better off? (5,2)

2d

Invader hurt along with boy carrying a cross (5,5)

3d

One values a pair of ships carrying English gold (8)

4d

Flourish article about radical quartet (6)

5d

Novice maybe retains old part of speech (4)

6d

New trial’s not starting? It’s getting closer (7)

7d

Contracted form of books about flying controls (12)

10d

Weird old boy tended to be stubborn (6,6)

13d

One visits major cities on time for investor (10)

15d

Rower's on air regularly (3)

18d

Familiar with figures, miners are returning note (8)

20d

Personnel brought in a new duty? Farmers dread it (7)

22d

Sign first (7)

23d

Northeast India welcomes mate, one not far from there (6)

26d

When delayed, coffee loses temperature (4)

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