DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Set off merry, like impetuous hunters? (7-5) 8 Enlists person trained to tour island (5,2) 9 Stop American going round the Spanish country (7) 11 Note during your solo’s played in a resonant way (10) 12 Irish county’s first citizen isn’t finished (4) 14 Back issue, mint, that’ll go off eventually (4,4) 16 Plant in southeast eaten by duck (6) 17 Young man repulsed lout (3) 19 This prince, gouty, replaced nutty George (6) 21 Such a well retains liquid to cover acres (8) 24 Country controlled by leader of imams (4) 25 Using his body, silly chap crushed Yankee (10) 27 Some of the aggro is terrorising party (7) 28 Hotel with a jetty keeps people initially more cheerful (7) 29 Sort of order from a large busy caliphate British occupied (12)

DOWN

1 Name of place Theresa May originally kept old horse (7) 2 Carving popular carol around cradle (10) 3 A couple of drinks accompany writer’s card game (3,5) 4 Mob drowns books in last of bitter beer (6) 5 Combine final group of 25 (4) 6 Husband appears in various papers, maybe (7) 7 Hound Henry, member of the TAVR, holding up flag (5,7) 10 Company in street with rope guarding Dutch police HQ (8,4) 13 Select flawed old photo taken by long-distance viewer? (10) 15 Smell a snake (3) 18 Impish kid entertains a small quiet senior officer (5,3) 20 Unfriendly clubs obstruct La Liga controversially (7) 22 I intend to restrain students’ animosity (3-4) 23 Trainee cradles woman’s plump little child (6) 26 Some edit chapter that’s long (4)

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