Daily Mail Cryptic #16798

2022-03-22

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Across

6a

Throngs wander round the RNLI’s atmospheric display (8,6)

9a

Keen on absorbing religious books completely (2,4)

10a

Old kingdom's put pressure on Muscovite for one (8)

11a

We get odd bananas having an ambiguous significance? (3,5)

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13a

Group of small miners in film dominates (6)

15a

Seafood affected in South Island (6)

17a

You finally quit dramatic circuit, due to this person's reviews? (6)

19a

Tool providers giving up drink (6)

20a

Pity about bad actor becoming official in Brussels (8)

22a

Dover CID ordered split (8)

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24a

US guy takes in the Spanish fool (6)

26a

Less than one professional for each French case (6,8)

Down

1d

Symbolic grave occupant, possibly kind soul with renown (7,7)

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2d

Section of histrionic music group (4)

3d

Upset, we abandon the wrong crowd (6)

4d

Fish are in trouble (8)

5d

Anglers occasionally need a long time (4)

7d

Canoeists contend with these rare bugs Henry's left (6)

8d

Illegally deal with forest's parking controllers (7,7)

12d

Steer clear of English channel heading north (5)

14d

Old Mexican's first and last letters etc shredded (5)

16d

Podcast edited to include rare missive (8)

18d

Send up part of film about commercial boss (6)

21d

Obscure bits of text read out in front of court (6)

23d

I didn't mean that short reel to be brought up (4)

25d

Somewhere to hide money raised (4)