Daily Mail Cryptic #16849

2022-06-01

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Across

1a

Wild furry bear last to depart for at least four weeks (8)

5a

Swimmer's hairstyle (6)

9a

Succeeded with free skin cream (8)

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10a

Agreed now and then to pursue car like a Sierra? (6)

12a

College in Princeton (4)

13a

Notes what delivery boy earns? (5,5)

15a

Out of contact after pay cut, manic duo rebelled (13)

19a

Successor to guild, large one, extremely firm (6,7)

23a

Agree with regular payment at the same time (10)

25a

Most of lay-by rebuilt with skill (4)

28a

Extract Felicity after dismissing case (6)

29a

Music section's second opening impressing yours truly (8)

30a

Shoot the messenger (6)

31a

Burglar's around regularly in Bury (8)

Down

1d

Tie up fellow with a gun (6)

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2d

Game in which some rubbing out is needed? (5)

3d

Left guy wandering outside? That’s shocking (4)

4d

Retrieve about 150 on purpose (7)

6d

Render harmless or armless (5)

7d

Fabulous stage complete with a Regency frame (9)

8d

Dry non-boarder snubs a smart dresser in the 1950s (5,3)

11d

Live with a top-class lover (4)

14d

Wound up competitive events to save energy (4)

15d

Fiction, the product of necessity (9)

16d

Mike loves noise in parlour, say (3)

17d

I'm a leader of Muslims (4)

18d

Does everyone understand this signal to proceed? (3,5)

20d

Old amusing character, joker perhaps (4)

21d

In Paris, my boy inhales oxygen, producing wind (7)

22d

Funny story about beginning to eat seafood (6)

24d

Join retinue out of bounds on way up (5)

26d

Book study for money (5)

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27d

NE river permit (4)