DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Go on holiday, smashing item during departure from airport (4,4,3) 9 Approaching sign for visitors in hospital? (7) 10 Change pitch at home? It’s said to have patchy markings (7) 11 Dawn’s English, very withdrawn (3) 12 Lawyer ignores street obstacle (7) 13 Variety of claret containing European syrup (7) 14 Energetic little fairy, principally (3) 15 She managed to recruit muscular guy (2-3) 17 Lukewarm leader of party in parliament overthrown (5) 18 French underground came across retreating troops (5) 20 Magician scraps trick for member of panel (5) 22 River in France that’s offered for sale (3) 24 He finishes stone, say, during padre’s service (7) 25 Tears round posh London area and prepares to run film again (7) 26 Pair perform around university (3) 27 Power generator got name confused (7) 28 Crudely insulate a shed for household implement (7) 29 Move home with a bad hip, back trouble and blood condition (11) DOWN 1 Source of support for tug-of-war team member? (5,2,8) 2 Language course follows right after British turned up (7) 3 Stunner took exam again, having been laid up (5) 4 With which to dampen some inert ground? (9) 5 Unconventional, like policeman doing desk job? (7) 6 Chaperones fly in, needing work in Pacific island area (6,9) 7 Secure stud (6) 8 Go to a nurse to receive start of treatment (6) 16 Pick up stick or upset mood of house steward (5-4) 18 Nice woman’s a mother in Maine (6) 19 Dirty outside broadcast location (7) 21 Untreated wood in unfair transaction (3,4) 23 Let’s somehow engage America in struggle (6) 25 Coarse part of course (5)

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