Times Cryptic No 28308 – Saturday, 6 June 2022. Dead slow ahead; mind the horses

This was a struggle, full of clues that needed careful examination and littered with unfamiliar things like the racehorse and the Polish statesman, and some very long IKEA assembly clues like 9A and 12D. It all came out in the end, with a little help from a friend and more than one “aha” moment.