Daily Mail Cryptic #16771

2022-02-11

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Across

1a

Old parish priest is wearing French frills like a dandy (7)

5a

Crikey! A student’s brought in protective footwear (6)

9a

Liar managed on line to trap victor in competition (7)

10a

Letter good person kept in English stately home (7)

11a

Conflict's bitter after reversal (3)

12a

Data storage unit once beat Jack perhaps (7,4)

13a

Yankees collect old very big playthings (2,3)

14a

Uni student stops applauding regular event for women (9)

16a

Grinding gears tend to become separated (9)

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17a

Big Apple mayors do this, not firm (5)

19a

What happens in Coop makes very little money (7,4)

22a

Possess feathers, dropping 500 from top (3)

23a

Good skills control reasonable racing vehicles (2,5)

24a

Bright American doctor's brought in fast (7)

26a

It's more idiotic or madder to avoid society (6)

27a

Can use a keyboard to produce old picture (7)

Down

1d

Remote old physicist swaps diamonds for whiskey (7)

2d

Poor stupid Ricky overspent touring Thailand (7,8)

3d

The Italian left feeling unwell (3)

4d

Amazingly handy barman? (5)

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5d

It could be dry enough for animal chasing hare (9)

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6d

Landowner's den at the back of beyond (5)

7d

Tom indicates you must be trained for TV show (9,6)

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8d

Dull impasse without end (6)

12d

Italian course, tense one (5)

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14d

One who arranges ring next to other ear-rings (9)

15d

Bitter, very dry, cold inside (5)

16d

Confine, say, rash tipping (6)

18d

Zane Grey worked around Texas initially, not on river (7)

20d

Algerian city following king's holy book (5)

21d

Send up story about Charlie's brilliant display (5)

25d

Chief dispenses with international crew (3)