Daily Mail Cryptic #16999

2022-12-28

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1a

Talk or the opposite (8)

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5a

Western club acquires award for marsupial (6)

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9a

Argument for actor Christian to pocket first of bonuses? That's likely (8)

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10a

Eager type mostly around hospital gets to act correctly (6)

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12a

First off, drain large jug (4)

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13a

Retreat (wow) turned out to be elevated structure (5,5)

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Carts engender rubbish in places to buy plants? (6,7)

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19a

Actress quietly, say, starts to grow yet remains by small farm (5,8)

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23a

Period when one's finished work in seclusion (10)

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25a

Silver shown by artist in Indian city (4)

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28a

Shock with trustee backing pilgrimage site (6)

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29a

Woman gets criticism in control of an aircraft? (8)

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30a

Secure area by street in part of Cambridgeshire (6)

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31a

Reset target with appeal for flier (5,3)

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Down

1d

Film in turn woman's secret way of writing (6)

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2d

Loop shortly put up close to home (5)

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3d

Test held in complex, amazingly (4)

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4d

Rescue a large vehicle principally kept by owlish sort (7)

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6d

Open shelter with cold going over time (5)

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7d

Crack about Roland, perhaps, with sausage (9)

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8d

Greek character given pay increase gets to make a conjecture (8)

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11d

Posh car kept in former college (4)

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14d

Strain for many on a regular basis (4)

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15d

Enterprising types leave to obtain rest somehow (2,7)

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16d

Sign of denial mentioned in Asian theatre (3)

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17d

Name over very long period for gaseous element (4)

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18d

A person with accompaniment to gin provided an initial drink (8)

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20d

Feeling of humiliation with husband leaving? It's identical (4)

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21d

Frankness in councillor describing a new party for all to see (7)

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22d

A fortune in container (6)

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24d

Outwardly rich individual, European banker (5)

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26d

Security, it's said, in being conscious of wrong (5)

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27d

A former country losing money in vast region (4)

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