Daily Mail Cryptic #16351

2020-07-03

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Across

1a

Most comfortable business sites need a facelift (7)

5a

Devour section of Ulysses book that’s been withdrawn (6)

9a

There’s no replacing opener on Monday around 12 (7)

10a

Swimmer seems to be catching duck (7)

11a

Tedious period when males lock horns (3)

12a

Fruit can be appealing chopped up with the skin (6,5)

13a

Light in parts, as are warm coats (5)

14a

Sold euros abroad without causing a stink? (9)

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16a

I greet cat, wild one of 20 maybe in US pack (9)

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17a

Tender old refugee in Sydney sent back (5)

19a

Big guys fill English theatre extension (11)

22a

Way to control old staff (3)

23a

Change in pitch made by erratic mole or rabbit ultimately (7)

24a

He kills Caesar, dies oddly and falls (7)

26a

Heartless guy and judge take a spin (6)

27a

Hide earl in agitated state (7)

Down

1d

Primary children initially learnt randomly (7)

2d

Filming right inside old vessel's gun emplacement? (8,7)

3d

Finish object (3)

4d

Date in Coventry's tempting (5)

5d

Strange mood in one eastern church feature (5,4)

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6d

A medic in South America makes steps there (5)

7d

RAF had prospects dashed, having run out of money (8,3,4)

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8d

Bust here perhaps, dealing with local tax (6)

12d

Duck, about to perish, capsizes (5)

14d

Exactly where bullring is (2,3,4)

15d

Bouncers start to trash fliers here at night (5)

16d

Make banger containing last of explosive (6)

18d

More embarrassed about European animals in 11 (3,4)

20d

Wine and port container not finished (5)

21d

Top swimmer's about 90 (5)

25d

Main marine mammal's tail docked (3)