Daily Mail Cryptic #16910

2022-08-25

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Across

1a

Tense secretary’s superb, keeping time (4,7)

9a

Garment, brown, king's put on chief (4,3)

10a

One couple acquire Italian copy (7)

11a

Severely criticise god (3)

12a

Enquire cheekily about one break in secrecy (7)

13a

Renounce forgery tourist occasionally brought in (7)

14a

Girl left out Jenny perhaps (3)

15a

Number article preserved by head of state (5)

17a

Fighter originally had tremendous strength (5)

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18a

The ring of Celtic languages (5)

20a

Coalition's piece of advice about Brussels (3,2)

22a

Polish embrocation (3)

24a

Singer's second number inspiring heartless musical work (7)

25a

It could be awfully quaint and ultimately collectable (7)

26a

Traitor revolts seaman (3)

27a

Memory loss bamboozled seaman tackling current (7)

28a

It's mean to state how old one is (7)

29a

Agitated person is oddly bolder in charge (11)

Down

1d

Writer uses this to make precise points (6,9)

2d

To gratify Salvation Army, one's installed in gallery (7)

3d

Drug source making brief reports? (5)

4d

Strengthen check on police maybe (9)

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5d

Saw English suppliers of pork and wool (7)

6d

Service aquatic plant in rebuilt quarters in London attraction (9,6)

7d

More work needed to create ideal place to live (6)

8d

Fault in desert (6)

16d

It's hard to handle this stew with caution now and then (3,6)

18d

Informal, like university in California (6)

19d

They help one see containers of drink (7)

21d

Lead protects alternative culinary ingredient (7)

23d

Were nuts imported into Britain for beer supplier? (6)

25d

A regiment's guarding British and ME people (5)