Guardian Cryptic #28552

2021-09-16

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Across

1a

Plucky player has time to take in a measure of inflation (7)

5a

Show £1 note in court (7)

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10a

Arthur's most perfect supporter had left party (4)

11a

Scream at English nurse: 'Listen to folk here!' (10)

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12a

Popular place to wed Irish artist (6)

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13a

A cricket club about to expel individual based on hearing (8)

14a

Fish worker hauls in one diamond (9)

16a

Aching to retain a hundred notes (5)

17a

Good eggs repelled cheat (5)

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19a

A heavyweight boxer, extremely tidy, ignoring normal scales (9)

23a

Greek goddess inspires a bar dance (8)

24a

Complete one part of play about books (6)

26a

Pianist father and daughter were backing runner (10)

27a

Lift to be arranged at end of dinner (1-3)

28a

Advocate getting shot of street obstacle (7)

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29a

Musical theatre, at least initially (7)

Down

2d

A couple regularly query lay (7)

3d

Spiritual number brings in a grand, perhaps (5)

4d

On radio, avoids current lively pieces (7)

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6d

Spotted cat circle church group (6)

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7d

Highbrow Charlie Girl I visit briefly (9)

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8d

Athlete swallows one more fluid (7)

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9d

Ladies and gents engage a new supporter to defend a barman (6,7)

15d

Attend new Hamlet, say, hosted by another mad royal (4,2,3)

18d

Refrain from painting over articles in Paris (3-2-2)

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20d

Top seed unwise to sacrifice length with racket (7)

21d

Piece played staccato with no introduction (7)

22d

Home Counties guy across the Channel composed (6)

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25d

Bar last pair, voicing pique all at once (5)