Daily Mail Cryptic #16985

2022-12-08

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Across

1a

Cornish banker, finished after end of deal, gets to fail (4,7)

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9a

A rude GP, when reviewed, needs to improve (7)

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10a

Old man, Aussie ex-tennis champion, makes fuss (7)

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11a

Distant return for group of airmen (3)

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12a

Number with uniform in Lancaster, say, showing effect of overwork? (7)

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13a

Competitor hurried inside makeshift tent (7)

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14a

Street musician half obscured in doubledecker, perhaps (3)

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15a

Guy's first to stop terrible feud, making a compromise (5)

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17a

Cuts for lowly newspaper employees (5)

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18a

Element of dithering affected blunder (5)

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20a

Second member of a comedy troupe gets to walk sideways (5)

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22a

Stray in ancient city by the sound of it (3)

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24a

Again play on piano beside Eastern gentleman making comeback (7)

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25a

Fruit in two days is marked with spots? (7)

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26a

Pronounced line in fish eggs (3)

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27a

Former U.S. president faces bar, area for Japanese art (7)

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28a

Container covering old set of drawings? (7)

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29a

Here Graham is treated after admitting type of blood loss (11)

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Down

1d

Huge press office at work creating puns, maybe (7,2,6)

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2d

Begin to speak with principal on holiday (4,3)

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3d

Man with female in centre of matter taking stuff (5)

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4d

Censure holiday employee about hotel closure (9)

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5d

Open a French lesson initially with varied chat (7)

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6d

A southern group of workers in Soho leave drunkenly and show craziness? (4,1,5,5)

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7d

Chaotic din for all to see by booth firstly in centre (6)

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8d

Traveller upset hosts at the margins showing undisputed facts (6)

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16d

Reckless type carelessly adds rope around back of vehicle (9)

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18d

Spread bilge about rare burrowing rodent (6)

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19d

English partner hugging Irish in Dubai, say (7)

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21d

Pair move around avoiding very large retail outlets (7)

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23d

Equestrian activity in part of Yorkshire once (6)

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25d

Some deride corporate furnishings (5)

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