Daily Mail Cryptic #16887

2022-07-25

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Across

1a

Lightning can go through this solid obstacle (5,7)

8a

Sailor reads about scrapes (7)

9a

Revealing activity of some bank staff (7)

11a

Southern European excited about very bright stars (10)

12a

Post this paper (4)

14a

Firms gathered in charge of improving features? (8)

16a

Woman's enemy turned in this document (6)

17a

Transport roughly right (3)

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19a

Court painter toured heart of Tate not long ago (6)

21a

Substitutes record jobs outside (8)

24a

Spoil a book in Times (4)

25a

Exposed risky position for lumberjack (3,2,1,4)

27a

Clip Republican in bar (7)

28a

Edict of inevitability was sold after revision (4,3)

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29a

Repair men's Scorpios - they're needed for sparks (12)

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Down

1d

Con these written texts for recruits (7)

2d

Vulnerable part of English lines in a French race (10)

3d

Oppressive notice, one seen during last month (8)

4d

Way into Asian inland sea, resembling 11? (6)

5d

Part of ingredient in petroleum (4)

6d

Missing golf, move abroad - Dubai, perhaps (7)

7d

Wrongly accuse rebel (European) in famous trial maybe (5,7)

10d

Where some carp are trapped? No privacy there (8,4)

13d

Train a pet gun dog to display enthusiasm (3,2,3,2)

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15d

Somewhat decadent rogue (3)

18d

Provides new accommodation to wounded U.S. heroes (8)

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20d

Explorer held up by company leaves (7)

22d

Independent groups ignoring rare signs of winter? (7)

23d

Cunning caption doesn't include it (6)

26d

Stole package (4)