Daily Mail Cryptic #16851

2022-06-03

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1a

Old fellow strode around, looking stern (2,5)

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5a

What florist may use to hurry this writer (6)

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9a

Romans managed to capture a galley slave (7)

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10a

Gold Middle East strip contains new fabric (7)

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11a

Some smuggle invaluable European coins (3)

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12a

Adjust parable - bring in shorter sentence perhaps (4,7)

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13a

I'm backing student organisation less (5)

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14a

Old cross an idiot modified to reveal rust maybe (9)

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16a

Pests one's kept in shade suffered at first (9)

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17a

Over 100 former police about to turn out (5)

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19a

With alacrity, Ted organised milk suppliers (5,6)

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22a

A little impertinent brat (3)

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23a

A kind of orange pottery from Japan (7)

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24a

Swindle girl importing European cake (7)

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26a

Annie for one works on harp (6)

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27a

Top soldiers pursue drink (7)

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Down

1d

Investigate male concealing large issue (7)

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2d

Cleric from abroad's a member of the cabinet (7,8)

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3d

Piece of Precambrian tooth (3)

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4d

Conservative impressed by Scandinavian steps (5)

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5d

Figures old medic regularly copied in the Royal Horticultural Society (9)

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6d

First to leave tragic setback for the Big Smoke? (5)

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7d

Canned Irishman cooked English tongue (8,7)

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8d

Ingredient of red wine nearly all turning brown (6)

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12d

A street in Pennsylvania supplies Italian food (5)

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14d

Amateur in canoeing crashed one more time (4,5)

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15d

Make up a sound (5)

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16d

New suit tailored to captivate date? This type won’t wear it (6)

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18d

Drive back salesperson at university, a London one (7)

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20d

Early years in Yarmouth after branch pulled out (5)

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21d

Correct signs for parasites (5)

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25d

Pile sodium on top of phosphorous (3)

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