Daily Mail Cryptic #16845

2022-05-26

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Across

1a

Epicure and Scot frustrated Brexit supporter (11)

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9a

Sixth company met troubled French noble (7)

10a

Incompetent pal seen in Jaguar regularly (7)

11a

Father and daughter's stuff (3)

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12a

Piece of furniture that now needs fixing (7)

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13a

It’s captivating girl, endlessly emphatic type (7)

14a

Arable area, or part of it (3)

15a

Very old, extremely drunk adult’s tipple (5)

17a

Stage staff backed opening in theatre (5)

18a

Order's predictable to a certain extent (5)

20a

Adjust these to make part of bed (5)

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22a

Hose wheat here and there (3)

24a

One follows soon in cricket club, according to the rules (7)

25a

Swim Mersey (most of it) and sink (7)

26a

Liquids and bottles originally here? (3)

27a

Such a dose is sure, if stirred, to lead to a possible cure (7)

28a

Bear's belly (7)

29a

Chef uses this equipment when at work in charge (11)

Down

1d

Former milkman and actor worried about a sign like this! (11,4)

2d

Old chap in car stopping short of queen's Russian ruler once (7)

3d

At first she cried, given the brush-off? (5)

4d

Remove new cardie then prepare tea (9)

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5d

Kate managed to eat nearly every bun (7)

6d

RAF crew worked with Michael to limit a banned way of fighting (8,7)

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7d

A very old rule upset confession (6)

8d

Name missing from existing electronic control (6)

16d

Attractive person unwilling to bring in Catholic cleaner (9)

18d

Bar piece of work Republican left out (6)

19d

Rowdy tenant holds midnight function (7)

21d

Device a doctor put in to create game with prizes (7)

23d

Part of course article shows how to produce choppers (6)

25d

Children's author nearly brought up playwright (5)