Daily Mail Cryptic #16820

2022-04-21

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Across

1a

Form of bracket needed to fix garden light? (5,6)

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9a

Blend first of glue in enamel compound (7)

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10a

Embarrassing blunder involves one rare animal (7)

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11a

Daniel regularly creates trouble (3)

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12a

Performs 'Cats', by implication? (4,3)

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13a

Smoke in church primarily seen swirling (7)

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14a

Minister very briefly returns (3)

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15a

Greek abandons struggle for fruit (5)

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17a

Turner left two articles (5)

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18a

Top mark received by local pharmacist (5)

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20a

Charlotte's partly backing argument (3,2)

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22a

Branch in the morning admits first of regulars (3)

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24a

American spies seize informer touring old country (7)

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25a

Vagrant's feet wrapped in towel perhaps (7)

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26a

Withdraw old police dog (3)

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27a

Bear, a most unusual companion (7)

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28a

Lawlessness from some guarding chief (7)

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29a

Streamline, changing leader to transfer into state control (11)

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Down

1d

Part of speech by brother maybe for sister holding ring (8,7)

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2d

Canal boat daughter used in windy lagoon (7)

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3d

What doctors do about rubbish outside? (5)

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4d

Careless, revealing short nightdress, not without love (9)

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5d

Melodious piece regularly features in drunken rally (7)

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6d

The real thing? (8,7)

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7d

Spoil one married couple (6)

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8d

Scrap allowed to block river (6)

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16d

Nut cooks chips at Number Ten (9)

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18d

Approach idiot going round Catholic church (6)

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19d

Draw a wagon reversing during races (7)

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21d

Old friend in Paris keeps apparatus for folding paper (7)

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23d

Tolpuddle man: 'It’s my right to retain paintings' (6)

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25d

Doctor with a degree in theatre work (5)

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