Daily Mail Cryptic #16997

2022-12-26

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1a

Criminal in a macintosh is plotting (12)

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8a

Part, it's said, Englishman rejected getting pickled herring (7)

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9a

Recall firm American gripping leading marine creature (7)

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11a

After reform, is a mature leader of hauliers lacking professionalism? (10)

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12a

Jack has refined trick in martial art (4)

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14a

Nameless store once mixed up a preservative (8)

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16a

First person in company duly on the fringes offers light entertainment (6)

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17a

Longing held by many engineers (3)

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19a

Take as read Australian muses in strange fashion (6)

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21a

Kelvin has advantage concerning Eastern rice-based dish (8)

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24a

Wealthy type on radio makes projection (4)

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25a

Leave car and stay here essentially to see one caring for amenity? (4,6)

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27a

Sit near spilt wine (7)

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28a

A fault encapsulating a speculator ultimately? (7)

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29a

Arrange meet near Celt to get mineral, say (5,7)

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1d

Potential benefit from race over period (7)

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2d

Difficult English actor leaving set with unspecified number (10)

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3d

Pity rum I drunk shows contamination (8)

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4d

Stir up round character taken in by a trick (6)

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5d

Sip of tea at regular intervals for Greek character (4)

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6d

Writer turned up song for Roman deity (7)

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7d

Milk product, very fine type and flat biscuit (5,7)

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10d

Rated honesty misguided? That's very cruel (5,7)

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13d

Gather with Italian and Greek by front of extra entrance (10)

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15d

Look for missing son showing fearful expression (3)

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18d

Effrontery shown by Latin expert having ornamental chain (8)

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20d

Two-wheeled vehicle Charlie and Oscar found in unusual store (7)

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22d

Note advertising in time for new version of book? (7)

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23d

Empty area with clubs beset by tax ending in closure (6)

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26d

Record in ground is corroborated (4)

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