Daily Mail Cryptic #16311

2020-05-08

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Across

1a

Old jar's strange aroma masking sign of acidity (7)

5a

Sunday papers initially flog story on page one? (6)

9a

Plane supplies most of N Lanarkshire town with work (3,4)

10a

Learnt with difficulty to bypass hotel entrance (7)

11a

Low satellite with no name (3)

12a

Former volunteer goes after island's pet (4,7)

13a

Journal needs your help on reflection (5)

14a

Spooner's pawned whip to obtain headgear (6,3)

16a

Declare part of speech church added (9)

17a

Possibly lights ICI removed from administrator (5)

19a

Clump together surplus in cut ornamental stone (11)

22a

Lines snare a swimmer (3)

23a

Dined in endlessly hot French vineyard (7)

24a

Divert tons transported westwards (7)

26a

Museum of London looted primarily by this person? (6)

27a

Late in Dover, head to last fuel centre (7)

Down

1d

Scared a novice carrying weapons (7)

2d

Anonymous Greek enters for each piece of music - expel him? (7,3,5)

3d

Soldiers grab a propeller (3)

4d

Employ a very quiet lady without notice (5)

5d

Display monocle, by implication? (9)

6d

Both sides had a meal inside afterwards (5)

7d

Frank, attacking player, is uncomplicated (15)

8d

Product of 23's cold 6 after stirring (6)

12d

Authority keeps quiet? (3,2)

14d

Repeated frequently until a terrible racket begins (9)

15d

Produce fine the day before cases (5)

16d

Priest organised church parade with a swagger (6)

18d

Original outfit still in 27 (7)

20d

Turn over cage in middle of studio (5)

21d

Recorded sound made by car disc (5)

25d

Peg's regularly seen in there (3)