Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Large rat goes around, one providing diversion (9) 6 Publisher rebuffed piece of writing that’s rot (13) 13 As some say, Dorothy or Charlie’s coat (5) 14 One’s repeated no fun getting drunk — as these are (9) 15 Retired flier delaying one achievement (7) 16 Rascal adapts ancient game without hesitation in book (6,6,7,3) 18 Cricket side with test location for players (2-6) 20 Worry about old figure producing plant hydrocarbon (8) 21 Deliberately hands round a board game (5) 23 Seat in empty gallery likely to snap? (6) 24 One’s charged for not retreating (6) 25 Dog circles stallion dropping head in fatigue (9) 28 What distracts ruddy husband, misbehaving (3,7) 29 Nation’s first person sought office (4) 30 Scrap books with divine pieces inside (7) 32 Conservative admitted to fondness for defeat (7) 34 In the auditorium, didn’t catch film (4) 35 Litter in saloon for American President (5,5) 38 Two strikes, one pushing back litres in kitchen vessel (5,4) 39 Extract from Biblical figure quoted (6) 40 Bug spies used to trap villain (6) 43 Oscar, in trouble, beginning to imbibe the sauce (5) 45 Understood piece of pottery is reserved (8) 47 Enduring wish to be given name (4-4) 49 Kind of speech by one still defending unusually realist aim, in theory (11,11) 52 Key expert’s hint about wrong answer completely rejected (7) 53 Moving to Fair Isle, fixing sort of gate with even more reason (1,8) 54 In Djibouti, putting away every second mug (5) 55 Shyster, one who gives you a hand on horse (7,6) 56 Drink with students, going over grim experience (9)

DOWN

1 Swim with hot swimwear in sound (9) 2 Those who execute reverse if bike follows circles (6,5) 3 Bill wearing woman’s skirt (5) 4 Frenzied rite thus engulfs ill-omened figure (8) 5 After service lift provided by a basket-maker? (6) 6 Being untrue is dashed silly today (10) 7 Something indicating Kiss title track is running (5-7) 8 White part of gazelle, somewhat towards the top (7) 9 Unsophisticated trash is in no lemonade (3-11) 10 Like some rulers dismissing a risk (7) 11 Counterpart right to block popular tune that’s mistimed (11) 12 Mark in college raised (4) 17 Guide Europeans over pitch (8) 19 Retailer, quiet about poor line, is to stock up again (9) 22 Family member left complaint involving attacks (5,3) 25 Garments of swimmer on lake (8) 26 Accusing Punjabi’s group can end in snag (9) 27 One predicting development of giant root crops (14) 28 Look around in theatre, place for acting (4,4) 31 Plant extract which art collector has to have? (9,3) 33 Make firm study works for one partner (11) 36 A rebel here in France engaged by servant for painter (11) 37 More confused with metric gauge (10) 41 Old lady overwhelmed by change, being old school (4,5) 42 Force Cicero to wriggle about (8) 44 Dislike current lines by bard (3,4) 46 Bends stick broken by Roman here (7) 48 When climbing, wears bits of leather (6) 50 Foreign ally questioning whether he can proceed? (5) 51 Expel from school’s front bench (4)