Times Cryptic #28518

2023-02-04

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Across

1a

Fall chasing runners in exploratory part of course (5,4)

6a

Narrow beam in mine entrance (5)

9a

Large expressions of doubts about terms of previous one-off payment (4,3)

10a

Available support for remote inland area (7)

11a

Foreign currency Spanish gents used (not ores) (3)

12a

Court problemball out, feud developing (6,5)

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14a

Iron lady's soft hat (6)

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15a

Historic food platter for one digging in (8)

17a

Refinement expected of men at smart weddings? (8)

19a

Huge flower one revered beside the Nile (6)

22a

Sexier rogue grabbing time to make up (11)

23a

Cat bell (3)

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25a

Success in returning what's owed for furniture (4,3)

27a

Floating duck acquired by shop for social worker (7)

28a

Authentic English pulp (5)

29a

Polished, cut by editor then specified another way (9)

Down

1d

Flattens northern hills (5)

2d

This person's wearing red, exotically fur-trimmed (7)

3d

One's wanted to stay, heading right down in fact (11)

4d

My family's queer-headed, it's whispered (6)

5d

Sneakers put pressure on boat crew crossing line (8)

6d

Regularly shifty, lie (3)

7d

Revolving doors operate thus if all else fails (2,1,4)

8d

Switch round, and profit by performances (4,5)

13d

Accomplished cricket side well and truly defeated (8,3)

14d

Grief, pint being spilt in joint (9)

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16d

Flash old king's formal supporter (8)

18d

Make allowances, keeping it up with increasing rancour (7)

20d

Transport engineers first to prepare for new job? (7)

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21d

Spooner's to chuck out dismal sailor (6)

24d

Mum and daughter subdued (5)

26d

Extra Times edition's leader (3)

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