Cryptic Crossword #28,873

1, 23

Ornamental garden plant - holding one, scream state politicians (6.5)

2

Jack (light) receives a shock (6)

3

Return home, return to horrible torments in a part of Paris (10)

4

The forecaster lives near the end of Hull (5)

5

Tip: start looking for (methodically look for) some kind of clog (9)

6

See 21

7

Pretty boring old players? (8)

8

Concealment of some features of Cromwell's inversion at Derby? (5.3)

13

Coming to a conclusion on Uncle Dicky, social media promoter (10)

15

The novel of a discouraged author in depth puts characters on paper (9)

16

Recoil from the political biases employed by the one who serves? (8)

17

Most attractive types, those who lounge on the beach, who heat up (8)

19

Consider catching a hard-to-store wild dog (6)

20

A month with the best English theater group (6)

23

See 1

24

Skip the women's headgear (4)