DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Guide liked touring a tough part of England (4,8) 8 Respected Turk and European females dine out (7) 9 Adorable woman travels south, saving days (7) 11 Joint in Thailand (Bangkok suburbs) hides one’s drink (1-4,5) 12 Ski everywhere around this city (4) 14 Elderly enter, given nothing to eat, and spread out (8) 16 College boy’s complete agreement (6) 17 Dilapidated boat, still heading west (3) 19 To some extent, artisan enjoys hot drink (6) 21 Peerage revealing no talent without leader (8) 24 Crow runs into trap (4) 25 Choose a flower, say, to make relish (10) 27 Native medicine is distributed, ignoring island (7) 28 President reserves one hotel for victory (7) 29 Endorses notices in shop? (12)

DOWN

1 Stopped large old fellows buying English paper (4,3) 2 Monarch retains quarters with his mistress in doghouse? (10) 3 Trident veers off round Falmouth, tangled in this? (5,3) 4 Prompt sailing manoeuvres, except one (6) 5 Decorate once more out of boredom (4) 6 Men of the cloth train 23s (7) 7 Like some missiles, deviously direct and subtle (12) 10 Record view about something that happened to you once (7-5) 13 Indulge in trips, taking in unknown firm (10) 15 Horse, dead one in Brittany (3) 18 Refuses to buy novel by Scott involving love (8) 20 Nasty individual whose name escapes me (2-3-2) 22 Harry lies about chimney and lights up (7) 23 Travel around world (6) 26 A sign ladies have lost leader (4)

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