Daily Mail Cryptic #16567

2021-05-03

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Across

1a

Notes coming from barrister's rooms? (7,5)

8a

A worker without work makes a garden fork, say (7)

9a

Company chops up old manuscripts (7)

11a

Small crone to finance roller-coaster? (10)

12a

Shock-absorber is interrupting current (4)

14a

A college clerical post requiring precision (8)

16a

Withdraw precedent to some extent (6)

17a

Scotsman's range of knowledge (3)

19a

Slippery old PM adopting a son (6)

21a

Having no decoration fills Ron with confusion (2,6)

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24a

Superior type beginning to tease old fellows (4)

25a

Harry performs at underground property in Arctic (10)

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27a

Gironde auberge contains poem (7)

28a

The French rider wobbled, carrying more weight (7)

29a

Perhaps a sandwich in annual blowout? (8,4)

Down

1d

Help artist up in cricket club - his heart's not good (7)

2d

Artist in church briefly lambasted opponent of Messiah (10)

3d

One way to ride in cab with brake out of order (8)

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4d

Highly decorated soldiers set up businesses (6)

5d

Cancel section of Nessun Dorma (4)

6d

List current 150 filling square (7)

7d

Bloke's cackling a crime? (12)

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10d

'Tale of Achievement' a bestseller? (7,5)

13d

I’m a rafter drifting across river, trying to reach this (5,5)

15d

Long to put up more than half of money (3)

18d

Standard supporter, by and large (8)

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20d

Learned Arab and European fellows dine out (7)

22d

Catty pope in the eleventh century? (7)

23d

Pay back socialist taking in entertainment (6)

26d

Left with English books (4)

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