Daily Mail Cryptic #16915

2022-09-01

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Across

1a

I blame Moira for smashing collectable objects (11)

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9a

Cromwellian prig (7)

10a

What driver must pay staff hiring a cab briefly (4,3)

11a

Eccentric old religious scholar (3)

12a

Fabulous creature's foreign coin found in vessel (7)

13a

Slaughtered fowl left in by pest (7)

14a

Stifle joke (3)

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15a

Fate of Arab male in car (5)

17a

Fine copper visits very big centre (5)

18a

Saw American team doctor returning (5)

20a

Clever person releases one group of species (5)

22a

Mount regularly gallops (3)

24a

Fine Arab's into sporty cars, light racers (2,5)

25a

Hover uneasily around posh clubs to obtain ticket (7)

26a

Secure game (3)

27a

Retailer mostly refurbished workshop (7)

28a

Miser's endlessly pulling back (7)

29a

One’s sense of dignity may be less perfect (4,7)

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Down

1d

Possible outcome of congress in Minsk? (7,8)

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2d

Pick playful tomcat before first of kittens (7)

3d

Continue radical labour group, losing heart (3,2)

4d

Fool runs in to offer support at home (9)

5d

Start to guide old fellows (4,3)

6d

Machine on bypass hit trailer - facia's damaged (10,5)

7d

Like floor for dancing special step (6)

8d

Hug European wearing kinky sexy bloomers (6)

16d

Medic's Sierra GT crashed at start of rally (9)

18d

Hound a supporter going round Grand Hotel (6)

19d

Top officer recited epigrams written by this old poet? (7)

21d

Illegally import goods carried by small courier (7)

23d

Personal assistant about to host commercial display (6)

25d

Places for events ejecting Echo and Morning Star? (5)