Daily Mail Cryptic #16881

2022-07-15

Solve on Daily Mail →

Across

1a

Bather panics, conserving energy to take in air (7)

5a

Case seedy joint, absorbing atmosphere (6)

9a

Strengthen giant, as quoted (7)

10a

Mix glue at first into enamel compound (7)

11a

Drag gangster out of hotel (3)

12a

Work involving hint merged with clue? I do that too (4,3,4)

13a

British doctor appears in first-rate Disney work (5)

14a

Driver faces this committee after race (9)

16a

Anyone can broadcast exasperation (9)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Footwear merchandise - tons scrapped (5)

19a

Angry clan break in to shorten cast's last appearance (7,4)

22a

Better fish disregarding river (3)

23a

Point out a conservative old car (7)

24a

Trained agent put in second current producer (7)

26a

Children meet radical publisher (6)

27a

Fantasised about visiting titled lady and duke (7)

Down

1d

Where to get pristine books about that fancy uniform (7)

2d

Promising bands get gigs with arena thrown in (10,5)

3d

Shot duck during races (3)

4d

In nearly all night in Paris? That’s boring (5)

5d

Send out idiot in Delaware for a cup of coffee (9)

6d

What señorita exhibits until decency hides it (5)

7d

All-American vice ruined dessert (7,3,5)

flowerflowerflower
8d

Like seabird's feet when water initially receded (6)

12d

Hot first half of July, then very cold (5)

14d

Where train passenger buys fare (6,3)

15d

Herb is in laboratory, all upset (5)

16d

Welcome mushroom during part of play (6)

18d

Two-thirds of poodle was frizzy, the part next to the bark (7)

20d

A person in synagogue said goodbye (5)

21d

Injured cockney's equipped with weapon (5)

25d

Good Europeans go faster (3)