Daily Mail Cryptic #16827

2022-05-02

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Across

1a

Test her early after surgery here in London? (6,6)

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8a

Vehicle carries medic in charge of linen (7)

9a

Bowl thus, very short, getting a rare maiden after duck (7)

11a

Action here not far into part of meal (10)

12a

King Edward's first to enter fourth capital (4)

14a

English genius busy keeping constant way to improve races (8)

16a

Excellent big NFL game doesn't use flyer at night (6)

17a

Scrape throne, avoiding odd parts (3)

19a

Detective in base is central figure in row (6)

21a

Pest lives in shade (8)

24a

Banker ending in 11 (4)

25a

After work, I get in mood promptly (2,4,4)

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27a

Post broadcast by this paper (7)

28a

They steer arable farmers (7)

29a

Doctor hated women's complete authority to dispatch (5,7)

Down

1d

Port, meat and food in general brought up (7)

2d

Hope resident, game girl, meets new Scotsman (10)

3d

Intrude, or chance being crushed (8)

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4d

One's other half uses rocks crossing river (6)

5d

Different kings held eastern English in bad odour (4)

6d

Hard to find quartet in European vessel (7)

7d

Cold drink breaks America's code (3,5,4)

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10d

Lamb’s feet cooked over eggs for Easter, maybe (7,5)

13d

A quadrille's awkward without right Spanish dish (10)

15d

Child's tune doesn't end (3)

18d

Regret looking up old hero's submarine service (8)

20d

Have a right to leave briefly at a quarter past five (7)

22d

Dress in a top, the greenest one (7)

23d

Cool depression crossing France causes rising tide? (6)

26d

Tense Irishman hides spades (4)