DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

No 15,909

ACROSS

1 Doctor hates picture in study of healing (12) 8 The French shoot cuckoo in South African enclave (7) 9 Mike follows Warsaw resident’s strong argument (7) 11 Hotel in Quebec complex rings bank finally – for this? (10) 12 Bankrupt one in control (4) 14 March is organised by a compelling character (8) 16 Movie theatre spies seize revolting people … (6) 17 … behind tramp (3) 19 18 is beginning to evaluate change (6) 21 New team in northern church giving sign of approval (8) 24 Soldier accommodates posh relative (4) 25 Horse breaker said to use delaying tactic in house (10) 27 Between 4 and 6 in new maisonette after son goes? (7) 28 Cover in fancy auto around 9 when I left (7) 29 Most clean bands adopt special financial control (5,7)

DOWN

1 Small stone property erected to house queen (7) 2 Passion like that means I must get sorted outside (10) 3 WMD old doctor stored in a vault (4,4) 4 English ruse to keep motorway sign up (6) 5 Charge to lines (4) 6 Reduce travel to and from work (7) 7 Fruit boycott present, I hear (12) 10 Crabby old American pursues Canadian fuel lorry (12) 13 Essential condition in endless quest to be arranged soon (4,3,3) 15 A British seabird (3) 18 Clergyman, one in cathedral maybe (8) 20 Trainee quits Tuvalu prepared to tour a new island group (7) 22 Player reacts, trembling before start of speech (7) 23 Sundry underwater explorers (6) 26 Heckle during this show (4)

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