Daily Mail Cryptic #16713

2021-11-23

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Across

6a

Articulation problem in throat - it is sore after treatment (14)

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9a

A golf international in trouble? It's for playing slowly (6)

10a

Mount's first gallop, say (8)

11a

Distance at greens varies (8)

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13a

Old sailor in game serving no useful purpose (6)

15a

Go back on, having withdrawn clip from 'The General' (6)

17a

Rare old places recalled befuddled state (6)

19a

Disheartened Paul observed suppressing anger (6)

20a

Woman entertains man by the sea (8)

22a

Following victory, Dutch girl's lifting apparatus (8)

24a

Brief match at arena's exhausting (6)

26a

I bet on and dream, going bust - playing this? (3,5,6)

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Down

1d

Patient man analysed predictions? It's what he's paid to do (3,11)

2d

Guns brought up for men only (4)

3d

Businesses regularly using protective clothing (6)

4d

Gradually stop using run-down taphouse (5,3)

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5d

Support 20 feature (4)

7d

Disease in Siberia spread after I left (6)

8d

General put the blame on CID people interfering (14)

12d

Take off soap that's rather insensitive to a degree (5)

14d

Enter popular golf club, missing second half (5)

16d

Nice officer enraged criminal holding Mike (8)

18d

Diverted in the morning, exploited afterwards (6)

21d

Regular behaviour adopted by spiritualist (6)

23d

Short play cut (4)

25d

Dirty ground here and there at end of lane (4)