Daily Mail Cryptic #16424

2020-10-14

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Across

1a

Run away to get over a little minor irritant (4,4)

5a

London museum looted primarily by him? (6)

9a

Golf club with old empty room showing infestation (8)

10a

Note dairy product that's sent back (6)

12a

Appear to be trapped by perverse employer (4)

13a

Design a better law for what hydrographers may study (5,5)

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15a

Agrees enough’s been converted into methane, say (10,3)

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19a

Additional heraldic feature is most unusual (13)

23a

Reticence of former partner to leave popular show (10)

25a

Sore way to erase line (4)

28a

Doctor's tenure needs to be adjusted (6)

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29a

Jerry-built jet turns back with a bang (8)

30a

Dredge river enclosure (6)

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31a

It's composed to captivate lady’s heart (8)

Down

1d

The smallest number of sheep to be brought in daily (6)

2d

Call up first woman receiving fine (5)

3d

Blackbird's wood (4)

4d

Land to soak up precipitation (7)

6d

Stop daughter abandoning commercial (5)

7d

Horse, English carriage and desert vehicle (4,5)

8d

Big son starts to support each charity (8)

11d

Temperature in freezer obviously (4)

14d

Character in Athens beginning to Zoom with neighbour (4)

15d

He got dubious employment guarding a city entrance (9)

16d

Note about carrier on building site (3)

17d

Examine small tin (4)

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18d

Left office placard in grass (8)

20d

Just talked about ceremony (4)

21d

Prepare doilies to put on a pedestal (7)

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22d

Shout at Labour's leader in outburst of cheek (6)

24d

Rarely used note always pops up after B (5)

26d

Thanks to Royal Academy, I introduced diadem (5)

27d

Expert controlling husband's pain (4)