Daily Mail Cryptic #16512

2021-02-15

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Across

1a

Before noon play netball with Ivy indecisively (12)

8a

Nymphs in reeds metamorphosed (7)

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9a

A place for sport, where some craft may be found (7)

11a

It's not altruistic to leave money in Morecambe (10)

12a

Papers initially often lambast hero (4)

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14a

The sixth time African dictator has British supplement (7,1)

16a

Wonderful, almost luxurious, material (6)

17a

Occasionally stroke part of foot (3)

19a

Name a sort of pink cover item (6)

21a

Notice judge with expert at theatre nearby (8)

24a

Long centre of city church (4)

25a

Heating engineers damage first stage (3,7)

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27a

Boy runs round track without a breather (7)

28a

Writer is English, taking in students (female) in disrepute (3,4)

29a

Beg a young lad to change what may reveal his feelings (4,8)

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Down

1d

Lots of travellers go through this dry wine (7)

2d

Bachelor trips, very eager to hug one female helping union (10)

3d

Ghost - it’s in a TV broadcast (8)

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4d

Nearly ahead, making introduction (4,2)

5d

Standard opera abridged (4)

6d

Wash three foreign articles (7)

7d

Lie about short term meddling (12)

10d

Subtle point elevated food outlet (12)

13d

Sailor and soldier accompany girl in quick dance (10)

15d

Stole vessel that's unfinished (3)

18d

Looking round Germany with one fellow is educational (8)

20d

His art can be misanthropic, as some admit (7)

22d

Raise French pupil at lodging (7)

23d

Every year Liberals enter each Spanish course (6)

26d

Scrap fine fish (4)