Daily Mail Cryptic #16282

2020-03-30

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Across

1a

To get fit again I hear tablet should be crushed with iodine (12)

8a

Cryptic clue about coming across note in Swiss city (7)

9a

Officer stuck in a prune, making drink (7)

11a

Scrooge's Billingsgate bargain? (10)

12a

Lead street Arab (4)

14a

No good going after silent fluttering young bird (8)

16a

Character drives west, taking in India (6)

17a

For example, guy loses time (3)

19a

Typos made by traitor trapped in time (6)

21a

Worries about nursing Greek character like an angel (8)

24a

Test quartet in V & A (4)

25a

Persisting in playing away (8,2)

27a

See one visiting GP with measles now and then (7)

28a

Silly writer probes papers to do with hearing (7)

29a

Plan deadheading about 3rd of June for obscure reasons (6,6)

Down

1d

Opener in game's ignored disease (7)

2d

Firm friend had food, all of it having to pass this first (4,6)

3d

Crimes popular during holidays (5,3)

4d

Allow nothing to hide a new temporary shelter (4,2)

5d

Come about riding equipment (4)

6d

Tense priest irritated adviser on course (7)

7d

Based on a bad idea, Cecil lived on bananas (3,9)

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10d

Nice trophy arranged by Civil Service for glittering display (12)

13d

Secretary put up screen, having no time for shade (10)

15d

Gilbert and Sullivan initially natter (3)

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18d

Horse nearly tumbles, overtaking one leader in Goodwood (8)

20d

Right sort of mayonnaise covers very meaty dish (7)

22d

Food and drink picked in Nepal? (4,3)

23d

Function takes in very limited watering hole (6)

26d

Document looks the same, either way (4)