Daily Mail Cryptic #16862

2022-06-20

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Across

1a

Second vessel, nearly packed, reaching cape in sad state (12)

8a

Cervid found in Canada, Cuba or, amazingly, across India (7)

9a

University doctor in Lagos contracted back complaint (7)

11a

Error in a Conservative minister's office (10)

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12a

Coastal feature expected to impress navy (4)

14a

Deposit Dutch and American agents in group (8)

16a

Small plant botanist cultivated each time goes missing (6)

17a

Orwell occasionally produced flyer (3)

19a

Inscrutable person's trip to collect 'Hard Times' (6)

21a

A fine captivating fruit's home for young wasp (3,5)

24a

Consumer goods are outside for that reason (4)

25a

Noticed what could be easily done (4,4,2)

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27a

Liffey's banks protecting swimmer's fund-raiser (7)

28a

Composer carefully considers dropping rate (7)

29a

Stop watching TV - it appears to frighten kids (4,2,3,3)

Down

1d

Fabulous creature Irma swimming in Mediterranean (7)

2d

Peace-keeping body's turning out to be inappropriate (10)

3d

Develop routine to include new tiny item (8)

4d

Open a French part of canal (6)

5d

Handle call (4)

6d

Figures primarily unknown in America (7)

7d

He has trouble in Chelsea ground, his weakest place (8,4)

10d

A team dines without one head of state, showing partiality (3,9)

13d

Burly actor upset charitable group (6,4)

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15d

A couple invested in artwork (3)

18d

Pretentious Delilah had moved, snubbing the Spanish (3,2,3)

20d

What golfer may use, I'm told, for a course in early evening (4,3)

22d

Where mail's put after fight? (7)

23d

Cleric tours unknown gorge (6)

26d

Char top of knotty wood (4)

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