CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 16,337
ACROSS
1 In France, I annoyed dog in Paris, getting into danger (12) 8 Old boy spouts about Conservative articles (7) 9 Dance on European stage (3-4) 11 There’s nothing under this webbing to protect flask (10) 12 Horse dashed across ring ... (4) 14 ... jumping another sort of horse (8) 16 Pipe from well connecting house with a hotel (6) 17 Local doctor
bandages a hole (3) 19 School certain to avoid one sugary drink (6) 21 Idler’s second pull, then same again on way back (8) 24 Golf in July without
Juliet’s grim (4) 25 Stole a hat before
pants (7,3) 27 Train English fruit tree around university college (7) 28 Hand in dictionary
that’s left out (7) 29 Maori’s northern ruler received with passion and energy (3,9)
DOWN
1 West African fetish inspires its martial art (7) 2 LSO charter revised to describe its constitution? (10) 3 Arrogant fool, snooty, supported by China (8) 4 Soporific words spoiled end of story (6) 5 Prophet and guide
wasting time (4) 6 Web trouble’s beginning in Big Apple after Yankee leaves (7) 7 Butcher’s shop partnership? (5,7) 10 Records creating chads – chads CPU nerd sorted out (7,5) 13 Dine out and get drunk, rendered speechless (6-4) 15 Gilbert and Sullivan
initially talk a lot (3) 18 God’s impressed by
prayer for masses (8) 20 Cast could put across Latin and English plot (7) 22 Judge rarebit after
it’s been cooked (7) 23 Medical condition mentioned in embargoed emails (6) 26 Music? Yes, for
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