Daily Mail Cryptic #16897

2022-08-08

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Across

1a

Bar reportedly beats hotel in trendy place to learn (6,6)

8a

Anger Greek in China somehow (7)

9a

Open at lunch following refurbishment (7)

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11a

After meal surprisingly I speak better (10)

12a

Austrian composer's British work unit (4)

14a

Effrontery of dodgy chap casing sheds taken as read (8)

16a

Three fellows grab a heartless 17 out of sight perhaps (3,3)

17a

Big port's disturbance curtailed (3)

19a

I go up across black line on map (6)

21a

Dispatched famous racehorse backed by top hack (8)

24a

Competition doesn't finish level (4)

25a

I put in a local bid for building that’s fiendish (10)

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27a

Dependable dam (7)

28a

Deny having internal border reconstructed (7)

29a

Injured fighter to teach carrier of goods in U.S. (7,5)

Down

1d

Flatten out gold dish first (7)

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2d

Zambia TV broadcast involves rabbi at hospital initiation (3,7)

3d

Tavern, English, behind where anvil's located (5,3)

4d

Superior female introduced to this unusual look (6)

5d

American leaves to drag large body of vessel (4)

6d

Busy board game typically starts here (2,3,2)

7d

Score one point that's likely to ruin 10 (12)

10d

A must for a long-lasting marriage? Top-class reproduction (4,8)

13d

Its branches light up frilly lace and underwear (10)

15d

Objective guy's sudden desire to abandon leader (3)

18d

Eruption diverts bus tour, first of two (8)

20d

Start broadcast outside (4,3)

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22d

Racket police once stumbled into (7)

23d

The last Henry’s stature, top to toe (6)

26d

Opposed to some brilliant ideas (4)