Daily Mail Cryptic #16891

2022-07-29

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Across

1a

Wine from Switzerland Basil wasted (7)

5a

Bereft women disregarding note in IT system (6)

9a

Element in maturity, not active, undergoing changes (7)

10a

Affliction requires singular bravery one's lacking (7)

11a

Occasionally stroke lowest part of body (3)

12a

Judges collectively blocking sponsor's MP (11)

13a

Screen images captivate soldiers' pet (5)

14a

Skills needed in the wild, bearing vessel (9)

16a

Theatre crew includes one Irish fixer (9)

17a

Old grotesque member of colony in charge (5)

19a

Old fellow charges into joints and cafes (6,5)

22a

Daughter at home making racket (3)

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23a

Game John edited appears in periodical (7)

24a

Radical old timber supplier inspires Mike (7)

26a

Hazel perhaps getting in good person's way (6)

27a

The reason ambassador's ignored Philby's crime? (7)

Down

1d

Regularly carry time-consuming film that's enigmatic (7)

2d

That poor fathead needs training without hesitation (2,3,4,2,1,3)

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3d

Money that is left over (3)

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4d

French writer pulled up small tree (5)

5d

Where to clean graduate's laundry mostly outside (9)

6d

Flood third of acre in county (5)

7d

Friendly attitude where tradesman’s gone wrong (4,11)

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8d

Hunter's paws grabbing head of rabbit twice (6)

12d

Popular 16oz tossed pancakes (5)

14d

Old doctors in bay reveal Wellington's aiming device? (9)

15d

Kind conservative girl (5)

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16d

Stock extremely mature bunch of flowers (6)

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18d

Slate swindle supported by lovelorn fiend (7)

20d

Call up first woman keeping well (5)

21d

Ordinary green on shield plain to see (5)

25d

Bond's somewhat nattier (3)