CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 16,730
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ACROSS
1 A French cast touring in Switzerland, dogged (11)
9 Weirdo’s occasional dance (7)
10 Burn fuel every so often in entrance (7)
11 Put away regular bits of repasts (3)
12 Sam met Ernest collecting gadget for sparks (7)
13 Article by annoying type in European port (7)
14 Unit French marshal repulsed (3)
15 Unblemished family conserve energy (5)
17 Different men pinch article (5)
18 Mare controls unlimited stud? It’s a fact (5)
20 Sets out to take in last of unsightly 29s (5)
22 The point of retro hairstyle? (3)
24 Migrant broadcast getting over barrier (7)
25 Put up with some quoted payment (4,3)
26 Occasionally heady dance (3)
27 Do unpleasant types steal even bits of idol? (7)
28 Alter form of phrase English introduced (7)
29 Old streets reported abnormal growth (11)
DOWN
1 Reserved quartet to appear in a Parisian show (15) 2 Mad French colonist in
charge (7) 3 Flour producer’s heading off, feeling less well (5) 4 City aren’t in bad shape, that’s for sure (9) 5 ITV iron out how some lab tests are carried out (2,5) 6 Updated dongle gives swimmer a retirement bonus (6,9) 7 Very old mariner initially yearns to be a monk perhaps (6) 8 Sets up soldiers in
drunken state (6) 16 Heels were repaired in
another place (9) 18 Neglect poor side,
including American (6) 19 Doctor admits large ring is pleasing on the ear (7) 21 Homer maybe is upset by politicians, old and
new (7) 23 Huge part of vehicle (6) 25 Cyril rebuilt theatre (5)