Daily Mail Cryptic #16295

2020-04-16

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Across

1a

A Catholic church in Albania thwarted drunken revels (11)

9a

Performed song about drink in Madrid (7)

10a

Edifice in London's among the higher kind (7)

11a

Note what bricklayer has brought back (3)

12a

Reporter longing to back horse (7)

13a

16 located inside cafe (7)

14a

Cobbler's tool with aluminium grips (3)

15a

Band very nearly abandons hairstyle (5)

17a

Investigate contents of model vehicles (5)

18a

New York district left out women's quarters (5)

20a

Organised extremely churlish spread (5)

22a

Retrieve poor fingerprint (3)

24a

Handy therapy suits a frightened horse inside (7)

25a

Formally present gold picture (7)

26a

Standard role curtailed (3)

27a

Old writer's over pursuing capital paperwork (7)

28a

Very old worker's taken over new French company (7)

29a

Lack place to conceal the Parisian embroidery (11)

Down

1d

In our view it gives a sense of perspective (9,6)

2d

Constant number in college choir in need of training (7)

3d

He’d swallowed a brandy at last - it’s intoxicating (5)

4d

Nearby urban area stocks grand evening dress (9)

5d

Haul fish up downwind (7)

6d

Crude low-necked garment requiring royal recognition (15)

7d

Sort out a maths problem involving tubes (6)

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8d

I moan about English lack of moral standards (6)

16d

Joey's one girl left carrying drink (9)

18d

A section of Murphy's sophisticated plant (6)

19d

Gas that’s meant to work with helium (7)

21d

Greeting composer with one barbecue (7)

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23d

Fletcher's ship gets reward (6)

25d

Vagrant Mike's caught in snare (5)