DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fine Danish nuts, cold fruits, British staples? (4,3,5) 8 New suit subsequently withdrawn around Rhode Island (7) 9 Weak CIA man managed to save energy (7) 11 Does this deliver milk and bun extremely efficiently? (3,7) 12 French soldier wears one a bit like Pierre (4) 14 Contemplating sheep, for instance (8) 16 Top new mother recalled her embryonic membrane (6) 17 Spirit, one from Arabian myth, by the sound of it (3) 19 Feline let out 14s (6) 21 Estate workers go to nurse French child, not female (8) 24 Cut round large shaft (4) 25 Entrance to vestibule from which to watch Surrey bat? (4,6) 27 Vital op turned out to be essential (7) 28 Charming confection from Women’s Institute? (7) 29 Tailor never designs formal attire (7,5)

DOWN

1 Force money supplier to manage remote spa maybe (3,4) 2 Prison gang empty laundry in thrilling style (10) 3 American students yearn to hide answer from the start (3,5) 4 Illustrator’s prize resurrected (6) 5 Cure found in the Alps (4) 6 Portsmouth team said it was overwhelmed once in Italy (7) 7 Digital problem — my PC RAM needs replacing (7,5) 10 Adapt my new speech to cover one Van Dyke role (7,5) 13 This writer’s solo game shows intolerance (10) 15 Regularly strict occupant of box in garden? (3) 18 Wendy and Lew jogged on honeymoon perhaps (5-3) 20 Servant turns up around 6 in Middle Eastern city (3,4) 22 Boring European occupies messy studio (7) 23 One girl or two? (6) 26 Seen from below, bananas are astonishing (4)

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