Cryptic crossword No 1,210

Across

1. Oddly suppressed goodbyes and affirmative word about to finish a long story (7)
2. 17D 9D  in the language of Dubliners? (5)
3. In final parts of tour, castrati lip-sync to such old lines (7)
4. A side of arsenic fed to awfully sly cop who detained hero (7)
5. Lady Godiva's habit was so unacceptable (3,2)
6. Characters invested in ice cap so ready to flip over business with astronauts (9)
7. At first, young author regretted novelising rambling tale (4)
8. Youngster seeking old man Methuselah sadly getting cold, not hot (10)
9. Roadside staff giving directions using index cards, maybe? (10)
10. Air kiss when knight travels east (4)
11. He has people under him work with iron and gold (9)
12. Profound gap year stops sailor getting to ship (5)
13. Some deadbeat southerner patronises restaurateur (4,3)
14. A side of arsenic fed to awfully sly cop who detained hero (7)
15. See 9d
16. Church article on rapture is reminiscent of Famous 5 writer (7)

Down

1. Figure with underworld connections has police force breaking up stag? (7)
2. Some deadly things that could captivate crew, essentially (6)
3. Swordsman removes sheath to seize throne for the Vatican? (7)
4. Musical sort from Gibraltar with heavenly body (4,4)
5. Endure a term of French to climb up through school (7)
6. Like more than a few games, they may be fixed (6)
7. Jean Rhys novel inspires your setter to become an author (5,5)
8. Charming lady left out of social group (5)
9. Stars lie low every now and then (3)
10. Mother of 14 to run away with writer (8)
11. Bloom's upset about modernist writer losing heart (6)
12. Dangerous liquid offered by new Australian pub that doesn't close (7)
13. Suggest what Teletubbies might say when charging round the playground (5)
14. Two companies with conflicting directions get superior fellow on blower (7)
15. Democrat quits at end of four years somewhere in Washington (7)
16. Delight in a bit of wind with love (5)
17. Another word for 5 sounds like French in some accents (6)