Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Doctor caught pinching journalist’s wine (5) 4 A woman’s spells on a drug rejected in these parts (10) 9 Tactless remark primarily riling the chief electrician (6) 14 Strait-laced Carthaginian woman making entry (9) 15 Questioning politician on eg train or at sea (13) 16 What Parisian left among directions for follow-ups (7) 17 Friend eager to carry a new covered litter (9) 18 Horrify a reindeer herder going west (5) 19 How it dries rice out? That’s novel (5,4,5) 22 Pole with old hat in distant settlement (7) 25 Son finally abandons water-starved sheep in fairish number (10) 27 Crossing ocean it finally moved quickly, having particular sound (12) 30 Italian fellow’s regularly alluring air (5) 31 Confuse viewpoint of otolaryngologists? (8) 32 One of Mitford’s aristos accepting suggestion for psalm (8) 35 Study dance, providing fee for postponement (8) 36 Detached Roman statesman with animals from the east (8) 37 Outspoken woman receiving military commander (5) 39 Upright rider’s second woman at frontier, we hear (12) 41 Saw about taking to the water and making merry (10) 43 Cleft stick girl’s found by river at Pontypridd (7) 45 Mount further industrial action, ringing pub to agree on terms (6,1,7) 48 Singers in Cuba’s side-streets (5) 49 Gangster’s way to enter parts of builders’ course (9) 51 Foot of giant bird encountered in the east (7) 53 Slow mover gets into a riot, carelessly (5,8) 54 Talmudic scholar’s chatter about rejection of wrongdoing (9) 55 Fully developed type demanding change of leader (6) 56 Uncultivated Greek character given inventory in English (10) 57 Part of spring attached to 50% of beds, perhaps (5)

DOWN

1 Like Eeyore’s second expression of impatience (6) 2 Quiet old insider prepared to return to civilian employment (13) 3 Piece of meat — item regularly forming dish (5) 4 Passes first of workmen carrying a tool (7) 5 Go over again, about to surrender (12) 6 Fax Mary starts off about affliction of the armpit (8) 7 Like some cereal Oscar put away before noon (5) 8 Like a Weill opera, costing very little once (10) 10 Insistent a worker must shore up barrier (7) 11 Completely safe dessert, one originally consumed by academic (9) 12 Member of ruling family put up by Republican circle (5) 13 Intimates favour crooked man in scoop (4,10) 20 Free former con briefly at end of sentence (9) 21 Vestment certain to incorporate new clip (8) 23 Practical sciences only the GOC deployed (10) 24 Stressed computer studies woman with daughter touring islands (10) 26 Experience efficient estate manager’s sense of wellbeing (4-4,6) 28 Nagging civilian in garrison principally restricting husband (9) 29 Woollen items knight placed among gear on river (8) 33 Greek character with house worked in mythic Asian port (2,3,4,4) 34 Artist in Irish county composed airs outside eastern inn (12) 38 Peevish type giving mongrel a common dog’s name (10) 40 One leaving Francis’s place beat rear of flippant aide (9) 42 Society family not so devoid of cover (8) 44 One flying aircraft at first by way of rocky peak (7) 46 Current board suitable for representing on stage (7) 47 Take up residence in N Yorks town (6) 48 High-ranking Muslim woman, say, taken in by tramp (5) 50 Leaving hospital, get excited and sing (5) 52 Work on island with hesitation, producing narcotic drug (5)