DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Writer discovered unfinished article in metal enclosure (8,3) 9 Irishman tours Arab state, missing English settlement (7) 10 Youth leader breaks radio, leading to harsh rule (7) 11 It can be bitter during general election (3) 12 Fine American engaged in genuine dissent (7) 13 Blame drink for relationship (7) 14 So far it’s still (3) 15 Priest follows large animal (5) 17 Tent peg secures disc (5) 18 Fleet Street crowd (5) 20 With which to see better design details (5) 22 Tunnel under secret army position initially (3) 24 Old ruler of Danish islands, I hear? Not all of them (7) 25 Some retired with ease, say, in bar for swingers (7) 26 I doubled energy (3) 27 Former British soldier or cadet needs training (7) 28 Head of pharmacy, petite, broke tube in lab (7) 29 Weird UFO sci-fi ace able to produce desired result (11)

DOWN

1 Smart old fellows with the stock lose it (3,3,3,6) 2 Device that’s superior can be extended endlessly (7) 3 Completely ruin tenor and alto arrangement (5) 4 Internet café sadly losing clear connection (9) 5 During piece, take off low wall (7) 6 No junior officer stops men I’m moving around in loco (3,6,6) 7 Fit harbour into suburbs of Sydney (6) 8 Attempt to cut tree up and evergreen bush (6) 16 Appreciating beauty, a jerk hoards these everywhere (9) 18 Credentials for the other 18 (6) 19 Isolate swimmer on holiday (4,3) 21 Bad actor appears in reel briefly as cleaner (7) 23 Unnamed gift already programmed to start (6) 25 Point to image (5)

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