Daily Mail Cryptic #16884

2022-07-20

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Across

1a

Minor expert welcomes name for intimidating steps (3,5)

5a

Small unnamed Russian boss’s backing exercises (3,3)

9a

Deride attractive woman clutching current Times (8)

10a

Carriage connecting Tyrol and Augsburg (6)

12a

Law enforcers dismiss river parasites (4)

13a

Everyone knows this old writer's on Crete, last to start (4,6)

15a

Ignore small rent shopping here? (8,5)

19a

Tense terse response from fortune teller? (6,7)

23a

Lacking English, catechism is disputed, creating division (10)

25a

Lift to be arranged with skier at last (1,3)

28a

Notice opening period before Christmas (6)

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29a

Rush at speed, spread out across motorway (8)

30a

Brussels chief employs a Parisian bodyguard for sultan (6)

31a

It helps to stop a park bed getting vandalised (5,3)

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Down

1d

Stagger Wimbledon resident, changing character (6)

2d

Churchgoer treasuring priest's remains (5)

3d

One's against making contribution to brilliant idea (4)

4d

In company, Harry plays WI song (7)

6d

It's absurd withholding son from lunatic (5)

7d

German and Croat worked with European paint (9)

8d

Stand-ins on set inhibit development by crew (5,3)

11d

Churchman loses head before long (4)

14d

American regularly fears employer (4)

15d

Wife essentially loves new cooker (5,4)

16d

It's played in this country with energy (3)

17d

Try to find diocese supported by king (4)

18d

Old harassed staff, say, retreating behind the scenes (8)

20d

Start off to address summit (4)

21d

Party list includes independent (7)

22d

Mate cooked around noon (6)

24d

Sort of boom in counterfeit coins (5)

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26d

Signal fuel supplier to take shelter (5)

27d

Rioters run this morning, feeling fine (4)