Daily Mail Cryptic #16405

2020-09-17

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Across

1a

Former imposter managed to gather energy to ad-lib (11)

9a

Order party to bring in male for treatment (7)

10a

Almost beat ambassador and one of his staff (7)

11a

Bread and meat sent back (3)

12a

Motivate, then possibly employ (7)

13a

Horse jumper maybe initially gets many excited on street (7)

14a

In Leeds, anything upset couple (3)

15a

Wader, for example, returns without vessels (5)

17a

Cut down vice besetting US city (5)

18a

Middle of island associated with German jargon (5)

20a

Cancel yearbook with article missing (5)

22a

Some knights brought back writer's material (3)

24a

Long Henley regattas organised without using set area (7)

25a

King on one occasion conceals mother's affair (7)

26a

Maiden loves sound coming from parlour (3)

27a

Soldier and woman withdraw dish for one (7)

28a

Calm location to host a tango (7)

29a

Apple agreed to recruit boy trained for kitchen work? (7,4)

Down

1d

Choose eg romantic novel that’s attractive (15)

2d

Malign bill blocking ceasefire (7)

3d

Young boy initially impressed by West perhaps (5)

4d

Primate in Borneo called out a name going round (5,4)

5d

Land bridge exists like this to carry motorway (7)

6d

Yell 'Goal!' (11,4)

7d

Setter's unusual way (6)

8d

Unit of force operating to support amphibian (6)

16d

Unoriginal daydream strangely involving Spain (5,4)

18d

Muslim sovereign's superior officer in hospital (6)

19d

Try to obtain English dye to put on (3,4)

21d

University doctor in Lagos dismissing last complaint (7)

23d

Ring employee in zoo (6)

25d

Poor exercises bore Rob in Scotland (5)