Cryptic crossword No 2,636

Across

1. Start to shovel and block shoal (7)
2. Swinging era spun from six stylish knots (7)
3. Elite group busting tails (1-4)
4. Morning rhythm that measures current (7)
5. Young bird seen when towel’s flung (5)
6. Connected groups in upscale autos, shifting low to neutral (7)
7. Some horses led small sleighs (5)
8. Aware of crumbled date-nut (7)
9. At first, computers didn’t rely on means of optical storage (5)
10. Like Putin, hurrying to an audience? (7)
11. A group that takes people out for a living (9)
12. Built up a pool shot with banked finish (7)
13. Synthetic fabric sheet sops up caustic liquid (9)
14. Headless soldiers of tin are found in bag (7)
15. Under a spell — on weeknights before color TV? (9)
16. Heard pet I caught wearing slip (9)

Down

1. Loser: dreamer gets a negative reply (2-5)
2. Hints at becoming smitten with AI (9)
3. Author West, married to Isaac? (7)
4. Justify French ‘of’ by way of a court delivery (7)
5. Stitcher seen in These were runway-ready! (5)
6. Dopes? A few passed a test (7)
7. Able scion rebuilt terraces (9)
8. Exchanges defective toaster (7)
9. Profit rises, then after starts of a revenue analysis — falls (7)
10. Core passion, twisted, can free from guilt (7)
11. Added touch in complex transformation (5)
12. Drank slowly, imbibing first of liquor, then fell down (7)
13. Pyrex sacs reshaped into comic book glasses (1-3,5)
14. Model, I moan when going up (5)
15. Most visiting a peaceful protest  (5)
16. Long dress Max and I chose to dodge a fight (9)