Daily Mail Cryptic #16840

2022-05-19

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Across

1a

Carpeting covers a very strong temporary framework (11)

9a

Fund Poles blocking track (7)

10a

A drunk's about to eat a little Mexican pancake (7)

11a

Insect ejecting odd bits of walnut (3)

12a

Large retail complex makes error in text (7)

13a

Foodie's online image lacking heart? (7)

14a

Crew commenced in the middle (3)

15a

Drove quickly westwards, ejecting black discharge (5)

17a

Pay tribute to each officer obtaining cross (5)

18a

Fake uniform found in wetlands (5)

20a

Horrible thing in the dark (5)

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22a

Regularly repair organ (3)

24a

Discard line left over in advert (4,3)

25a

Doctor liaises in European region (7)

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26a

The Spanish start to keep big deer (3)

27a

Arab leaders picked up rocks (7)

28a

The latest thing's unwisely given out unfinished (2,5)

29a

Tropical sickness could make you feel very low (6,5)

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Down

1d

Filming right inside ship's kitchen's fair game (8,7)

2d

Confident when taken to court about origin of report (7)

3d

Wild time among leaders of far left (5)

4d

Young animals irritate careless person in U.S. (9)

5d

Motivate trendy father to keep quiet (7)

6d

Engineer urged natural gas as ingredient of cakes etc (10,5)

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7d

A run-down part of town hides unknown refuge (6)

8d

Regret strike by English theatre (6)

16d

Display old policy document (9)

18d

Avoid heart operation (6)

19d

Len’s OK swimming across river? This may help (7)

21d

Clean up fourth ME city (3,4)

23d

Use lots of paper and ruler making pipe cleaner (6)

25d

Slalom maybe with fellows requires craft (5)