DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Remaining proud? (11) 9 Pull a wagon back in heart of battle (7) 10 Delay American writer in South Dakota (7) 11 Work by Horace primarily on death etc. (3) 12 Strange icon’s found in Ireland, one of eight I’ve got (7) 13 Range of colours allowed in hors d’oeuvre (7) 14 Unwell in Paris, he left (3) 15 Craft revolutionary English arrow (5) 17 Cure habit in here? (5) 18 Part of Manchester’s clearances (5) 20 Vigilant consort, not British (5) 22 Short child (3) 24 Comical ignoramus in government needing wings clipped (7) 25 Anticipate charge restricting mineral sources (7) 26 Miscalculate part of 24 (3) 27 Gamine’s complex puzzles (7) 28 One couple touring Italy take off (7) 29 What drinkers do repeatedly to get even? (4,3,4)

DOWN

1 Crazy political hero tours America creating mirage (7,8) 2 Passage broadcast without Mike (7) 3 Inferior alcohol, less good, upset teacher (5) 4 Trained ponies regularly fetched part of their tack (9) 5 Parochial sort of war in Iberia writer ignored (7) 6 Her straight wake bewildered aggressive swimmer (5,5,5) 7 Island that is struggling with two small ones (6) 8 Notice very short book everywhere, for example (6) 16 Drivers swallow a single compound for pain relief (9) 18 Young lad’s razor (6) 19 Miss ice breaking up, having an enormous impact (7) 21 Note rare arachnid and insect (7) 23 Secure wine in banks (6) 25 Got very hot German artist, not rich (5)

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