Daily Mail Cryptic #16931

2022-09-23

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1a

Nasty smell surrounds Oscar, drunken old gangster (7)

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5a

Examine creepy-crawly without using pressure (6)

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9a

Stroll and wander with your setter instead of wife (7)

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10a

Oppressive bald husband thrown out (7)

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11a

These regularly provide support for drivers on course (3)

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12a

Sky feature transforms vet earnings (7,4)

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13a

Swimmer's method lacking application (5)

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14a

Country abandons last posh Conservative - and it's legal! (9)

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16a

Painting small plough with lithium and iron (5,4)

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17a

Detectives dealing with revolting drink (5)

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19a

A neat warder fixed damage (4,3,4)

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22a

Perform current tango (3)

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23a

I ran off with oriental sash in African capital (7)

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24a

Energise judge dealing with extremists in south (7)

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26a

Disconnect a foreign listener, saving power (6)

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27a

The sand ruined part of phone (7)

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Down

1d

Rodent in Thames, disoriented, heading for Reading (7)

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2d

Test job for dentist (4,11)

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3d

Youth left, given notice (3)

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4d

Join forces, initially getting into REME surprisingly (5)

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5d

Prisoner taken round a part of UK that's lacking vitality (9)

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6d

Small branch not initially taken out of season (5)

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7d

Artists' busts or where they store them? (6,2,7)

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8d

Hotel leaves smoking requisite in the wrong place (6)

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12d

Get help to protect woman (5)

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14d

Activity of shark, small, turning around lake (9)

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15d

Amend rule about cold sore (5)

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16d

Society, say, claims victory for needlework (6)

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18d

Toothed wheel jogs the cart (7)

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20d

Bikini for one's a duty perhaps (5)

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21d

Our home ground (5)

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25d

Cool admirer (3)

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