Cryptic crossword No 3,879

Across

1. Christian eating chicken blows up army rival (9)
2. Beautiful place for dilly dallying (5)
3. Birdie less that expected (7)
4. Kid is relaxed dropping French (5)
5. Platform that is small for the bees (7)
6. Don't like them, heard it's a wicked place (5)
7. Nice waistcoat: sounds like you want two? (7)
8. Ballistic uncle drunkenly cut off arm. (7)
9. Quietly noble reveals gem (5)
10. Scatter tip or pour for scented room (9)
11. Much talked of event point begins dating (9)
12. Studying the crazed yappy hog at school anew (15)
13. Best not ban a Pa jiving. (3,6)

Down

1. Law one opposes stems city's endeavour (8)
2. Educated, illuminated age to stop (8)
3. Return of concerning gale (6)
4. Among globe essentials (4)
5. Poet's candy jazzy and offbeat (10)
6. Large and small stolen prunes are needed (10)
7. Nice to wave to aged majesty (3,5)
8. Sounds like angry man is in the worst place (6)
9. Very large consignment of Yankee intelligence is gathering (6)
10. Change pans for kippers (4)
11. Big reveal that flips the facts (4)
12. Frustrated a builder with no idea is messy (4)
13. Found in shelf you swept (8)
14. Crooked system follows as unknown heads miscarry (10)
15. Pretty pics bettered work thats often rejected (10)
16. Grimy opiate reveals it is hard to see bigger picture (6)