DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
No 15,862
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ACROSS
1 Writers thought list is restricting (4-3,4) 9 Get very angry about orchestra that’s excessive (7) 10 Unduly saving time for all to see (7) 11 Feel low and unwell initially, due to this? (3) 12 Less hot chilli sent back? It’s not permitted (7) 13 Common groups of species on line (7) 14 Cut grass? Top of it perhaps (3) 15 Bust beginning to start during rapid expansion (5) 17 Many adopt universal yoga position (5) 18 Extra feature makes brother sick (5) 20 Old king returns to grab one garment (5) 22 Crude painting (3) 24 This may hurt one pair of students on head (7) 25 Parish priest, parched outside, lost fluid slowly (7) 26 Adversary regularly froze (3) 27 I think it’s OK at sea to abandon this raft (3-4) 28 Thoughtful writer’s after last word in 1 Across (7) 29 Extravagant Spanish finish plant on cliffs (11)
DOWN
1 Random flak comes down twice over one UK territory (8,7) 2 New club keeps one working — it’s a pride issue (4,3) 3 The newspaper job (5) 4 Arable farmer, quiet chap, tours lake in Ireland (9) 5 Cross taken from outside, unbroken (7) 6 Train Austrian to spot when absorption is total (10,5) 7 Accountant secures last working day in continent (6) 8 Velodrome is designed for these regular series (6) 16 Pleased if a diet’s working after seconds (9) 18 Like lambs in spring, fresh at first then hairy (6) 19 Eels die, swimming in sheltered area (3,4) 21 Sing about one independent wine (7) 23 Left summer run (6) 25 Daughter on the ground maintains power and range (5)