DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 What birdwatchers use to catch tumblers? (5,7) 8 Godfather, for example, is back with money (7) 9 Stupid solver in France belts a copper (7) 11 Blow up old stone German brought in (10) 12 Support house member on radio (4) 14 Vegetable’s better when cooked with ducks (8) 16 Weaken one representative tune (6) 17 Loco constructed? Not entirely (3) 19 The old Arab country’s royal attendant (6) 21 Chancellor announces these reduced cab charges (3,5) 24 Plans don’t include a fateful day in Rome (4) 25 Georgians managed to hide society’s violent behaviour (10) 27 Inject some life into tatty linen vest, half eaten (7) 28 Man briefly secures educated woman in wedlock (7) 29 Weapon Bohr developed with bogymen, about 500 (8,4)

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1 Length of rushes? (7) 2 European stage name changed after tackling Romeo (4,6) 3 Ark Royal’s in ruin where developer works (8) 4 It’s fine maybe to collect it for fun (6) 5 Loot wine from Spain once (4) 6 Foreign objects, each containing toxic liquid (7) 7 Is it state government policy where cars are built? (8,4) 10 Unexpectedly, cunning inspires king during revolt (12) 13 Individual in Paris and Rome trained as producer (10) 15 Shoddy stuff beginning to appear in Times (3) 18 Welshman and Mary suspect new milk supplier (8) 20 Cover remaining old song (7) 22 Wash’n’dry facility for the Tweedle brothers? (4-3) 23 Drink, say, going off without one (6) 26 English queen defends victory always (4)

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