CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 17,448
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ACROSS
1 Detract from great ode for broadcast (8) 5 Grazed a foot in clubhouse and outwardly exclaimed (6) 9 Celebrity has time to copy identifying piece (8) 10 Extras when touring northern town on the Mersey (6) 12 Stupor, it’s said, for period of time (4) 13 Awful diet put in front of expert shows lack of skill (10) 15 They deal with irregularities in choppers? (13) 19 Place to quit at short notice? (9,4) 23 Book by a grim Dane affected perception of a product (5,5) 25 Stadium without note in region (4) 28 Woman on sail at sea (6) 29 Two coppers given award, right — it’s benchmark of coolness? (8)
30 Lie, say, concocted in a simple way (6) 31 Ambled in street, left in part by daughter (8)
DOWN
1 Strip study due for renovation (6) 2 Odd expression of surprise in card game (5) 3 Instinctive warriors, ultimately, showing courage (4) 4 Establish a link with leaders of this outfit grabbing a drink (3,4) 6 Hot capital retaining appeal in Caribbean country (5) 7 Cook needs tofu and things to make cheesy dish (6,3) 8 Scatter special flowers without rush in end (8) 11 Colleague in work getting timeless trophy (4)
14 Male deer in decline around back of forest (4) 15 Exaggerated behaviour tires a cop in struggle (9) 16 Reportedly, curtail medical professional (3) 17 Some exploit extraordinarily quick form of communication (4) 18 Writer embracing barmen excitedly in film? (8) 20 Insensitive male shown in central point (4)
21 Tough Roy sadly with no love for dairy food (7) 22 Enmity from cardinal swapping parts (6)
24 Funny day on pitch (5)
26 One defying authority is more bellicose in part (5) 27 Jack guided duo in combat sport (4)
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