Daily Mail Cryptic #16880

2022-07-14

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Across

1a

Stooping swift and how it flies? (6,5)

9a

Influences one parliamentarian when holding court (7)

10a

Detains suspect by choice (7)

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11a

One's distraught for a long time (3)

12a

Supporter entertaining United's founder (7)

13a

Fundamentally, hounds inspire this cry (5,2)

14a

General involves this subdivision of 11 (3)

15a

Run through roughly in theatre (5)

17a

Parts of speech made by women in order to receive Oscar (5)

18a

One runs crazy risk going round front of Eiger? (5)

20a

Pick the Spanish sci-fi film about Cuba (5)

22a

Second Pennsylvania spring (3)

24a

Reticent secular Tory intervenes (7)

25a

Fool exploiting fire-fighter's job (7)

26a

Inspect centre (3)

27a

County about to accommodate painting and drawing (7)

28a

They protect a stolen mobile (4,3)

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29a

I stay on working to cover new officer changing beat (11)

Down

1d

Discreet police seize radical staff in embassy (10,5)

2d

Perplexing relative academician brought up (7)

3d

Sort of dinghy or cutter maybe (5)

4d

Five times as many stop hosting new couple wanting company (9)

5d

Diabetic takes this home after nonstop abuse (7)

6d

Stay cool but don’t take off top (4,4,5,2)

7d

Short wave radio initially left in burst pipe (6)

8d

Notice reader's extra features (3,3)

16d

In moving score, start of cello finale's growing louder (9)

18d

Join southern constabulary, lacking nothing (6)

19d

Criticise brief summary (7)

21d

Chap standing up in shabby suit gives big wave (7)

23d

Distinguished visitor, gutted, pursuing gold (6)

25d

Dutch officer appears in each letter from Greece (5)