Daily Mail Cryptic #16371

2020-07-31

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Across

1a

Introduce new peers at theatre (7)

5a

Quietly increase tribute (6)

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9a

US city set to cut lines to a great extent (7)

10a

Summarise short trip across Luxembourg then Spain (7)

11a

Output from Krakatoa shocks (3)

12a

Smart aleck Rod breaks cricket club records (6,5)

13a

Number article in 'Queen' (5)

14a

Abuse long title unfairly acquired (3,6)

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16a

Exceed in volume, not in tune (9)

17a

Requires poles to cross river on way back (5)

19a

African country - a combination of earlier ones (6,5)

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22a

Start to organise newspaper on many occasions (3)

23a

German with gun outside getting struck (7)

24a

Clean German knight's horse (7)

26a

Pay no attention to region abroad (6)

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27a

Filled theatre rented by European (7)

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Down

1d

Sinister attendant carries loot (7)

2d

Heart-breaking, like a pneumatic drill? (5,10)

3d

Look both ways (3)

4d

Ingredient of healthy meal? (5)

5d

Driver's right to admit English students (9)

6d

One pursued by undisciplined Cortez removing gold (5)

7d

English poet out dancing with female makes accidental error (4,2,3,6)

8d

The Spanish very much in the news? He beat them! (6)

12d

A bit of music or fun somewhere in the Ionian Sea (5)

14d

Spread out main cable to reveal lack of proportion (9)

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15d

Big cat that doesn't weigh much (5)

16d

Consume section of Ulysses book that’s sent up (6)

18d

Release scenery at no cost (3,4)

20d

Correspondence is part of cooperation (5)

21d

Embedded in gold, carbon and copper are found (5)

25d

Start to assess record that’s usually within range (3)