Cryptic crossword No 3,874

Across

1. Small article about liberal old hairdressers (5)
2. Prodigious tyke drew nobody carelessly, erasing hint of defect (3,6)
3. Expose Republican captured in raid with last of scandalous tantrums (9)
4. Periodically talked about greeting doctor with personal protective equipment? (7)
5. Pull banners with trimmed edges around new place for social architect (4,7)
6. Briefly remark on old woman's tropical plant (5)
7. Hand-stitching must involve curved line pulled back in some direction (11)
8. Crumbling, ember lit edge of trellis to weaken structure (9)
9. Index regularly gets back good money for future endeavors (4,3)
10. What holds policeman back for a long while? (5)
11. Quick bite in part of Winnipeg (3)
12. Party suffers with bishops departing, prepared to listen (3,4)
13. Protest one's justified logically? (9)
14. 9 in Montana copy collection of songs (7)
15. Henry's after Marianne's clothing? I couldn't care less (3)
16. Young adult conversation excluding American in expensive boat (5)

Down

1. Follow naked gent to take legal action (5)
2. Earliest characters of iconic actor Mel Brooks showcased rhythmic feet (5)
3. Hostile to monarchy, with no space for anything outdated (7)
4. A New York wine distributed to marines lacking energy? Whatever works! (3,4,2,1,5)
5. Go straight to gas station up by Luton originally, worried after one mile (9)
6. Old Mexican college film leaders of Zapatista alliance rejected (5)
7. Herb's church song finished early in vacant temple (5)
8. British editor raised low rent initially for place to rest one's head (7)
9. Certain acid, uncapped, incorporating uncertain quantity equal in measure (9)
10. Rash to include unbelievable cycling fee per individual (4,3)
11. African watershed inn is able to transform (4,5)
12. Surprising way to get hater into cryptic crosswords? (5-10)
13. Section of open, insulated coastal land (9)
14. Difficulty talking athletic regulations, perhaps, for Spooner? (7)