Daily Mail Cryptic #16865

2022-06-23

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Across

1a

Some chap with pot refreshed rotting pile in garden (7,4)

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9a

Museum display of spectacle involving moon (7)

10a

Typically America principally underpins partner (7)

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11a

Fabulous bird rarely occupies cavern at first (3)

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12a

Praise doctor of girl at end of therapy (7)

13a

Crowd seizes clerical garment and old weapon (7)

14a

Small plants appear initially in spring (3)

15a

Very quietly, bloke's catching fish (5)

17a

That king succeeded for ages (5)

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18a

Game on board revolutionary ship (5)

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20a

He tucked into strong drink, a sign of cold? (5)

22a

Loquats regularly blossoming (3)

24a

Metal mining group arrest old boy in islands (7)

25a

A knockout Aussie sailor sent back weapon (7)

26a

Drivers tackle golf range (3)

27a

Die at home, embracing love (7)

28a

A girl’s new husband is rather big (7)

29a

Spendthrift traveller short of rupees goes after more (11)

Down

1d

Cleo must choose a whipped dessert (9,6)

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2d

Import European article into China (7)

3d

Ring to change egg supplier (5)

4d

What good keyboarders do to affect letters (5,4)

5d

How to fairly distribute English students in dock (7)

6d

Very old student friend needs a long time to record one street (15)

7d

Plug mature special maxims (6)

8d

Lots of stars unknown in the underworld (6)

16d

Drive to burn on borders of partly eastern state (9)

18d

Is primate able to eat this at reception, say? (6)

19d

What runner in Aviemore uses if kilt's ruined? (3,4)

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21d

Pole dance (7)

23d

Attempt to steal timber of poor quality (6)

25d

A hunk picked up wood (5)