Gentle No. 2 — cryptic crossword

A gentle puzzle: 19 clues on a 9×9 grid. Solve it online — check your answers as you go, ask for a hint, and read how each clue works once it is solved.

Across

1. The meeting's list is an aged mess (6)
5. Chum, upset, gets a great deal (4)
6. Bath linen of the lowest sort (6)
7. Bulk of the church service (4)
9. Circuit in reverse for a mate (3)
10. Untruth hidden in a belief (3)
12. Youngster of ten touring the east (4)
14. Dopier, strangely, for a spell (6)
15. Desire what the genie grants (4)
16. About to be dispatched? Take it badly (6)

Down

1. Performs turns at the theatre (4)
2. Deserted place, the spirit of a settlement (5,4)
3. Provoke with a pine leaf (6)
4. A single island gives the way between the pews (5)
5. Graduate taking in the morning is mum (4)
8. Warning bells — a learner with weapons (6)
9. Personal assistant for each article (5)
11. Move slowly, chin wobbling (4)
13. Revise as the tide turns (4)

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