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1-across – Stable situation giving no cause for alarm : NOTHING

5-across – Coach’s influence on staff : PULLMAN

10-across – Over in one impressive appearance : MIEN

11-across – Saga editor’s questionable response : DEOGRATIAS

12-across – See 1 : HORSES

13-across – White lies circulating amongst band : RIESLING

14-across – Drives home taking grand,superior neighbour of 3 : POUNDSIGN

16-across – Figure location of the Orient Express : STATE

17-across – Identical complaint preceding crash : TBONE

19-across – Army command not recommending 3,27? : STICKEMUP

23-across – Stretch elastic around it : DURATION

24-across – Primate – sick baboon – getting blood transfusion : BONOBO

26-across – Flirtatious high flier keeps greeting woman : COMEHITHER

27-across – See 3 Down : DOWN

28-across – Prince extremely ethical – dismissive about what’s gone before : PRELUDE

29-across – Is there ultimately a point if the fellow’s gone? : ATTENDS

2-down – Common resident of river : ORINOCO

3-down – Leaves without too much difficulty : HANDS

4-down – Insult private parts when around such people : NUDISTS

6-down – Let out? Sounds like fake news : UNREEL

7-down – Appendage : LITTLETOE

8-down – Playing to win in a way : AGAINST

9-down – See 1 Across : TOFRIGHTENTHE

15-down – <i>Lear</i><span> on in Playhouse opener could be a one-off</span> : NONPAREIL

18-down – Queen not about to admit old king in private area : BOUDOIR

20-down – Rex maybe taking in nude show : CABARET

21-down – Single child mostly locked up but not subjugated : UNBOWED

22-down – Gave order to Asian accomplished in conversation : TIDIED

25-down – Force ‘glamour’ model to cover elbow : NUDGE

1-across – Familiar queen’s against Conservative win : VICTORY

5-across – Posh front of mural,Buckingham Palace leaders admit,has unsatisfactory finish : BUMPOFF

9-across – South Dakota harbours brown bear : STAND

10-across – PM sick after service : CHURCHILL

11-across – RAF steward flying subsequently : AFTERWARDS

12-across – Monarch’s family horse tense or gentle at the Centre : KING

14-across – See 25 : ANNIVERSARY

18-across – Diverting,pretty stare – a sign of 1ac/19/25/14 : STREETPARTY

21-across – Royals,Elizabeth and Margaret,originally supplying a number of sheets : REAM

22-across – Would pronounced bellyache be shown by bird? : WOODGROUSE

25-across – Everything in this area arranged for celebration : EIGHTIETH

26-across – Protective covering first Romeo removed in affair : AMOUR

27-across – Sentimentality illustrated by stragglers in triumphant Trafalgar Square conga – classic social dance : TREACLE

28-across – Rude ex-pupil’s area of interest : OBSCENE

1-down – Optical illusion: lion disappears with 5 initially angry bats : VISUAL

2-down – Designing penultimate boat? : CRAFTY

3-down – Submit request for daily Parliamentary list : ORDERPAPER

4-down – Copy regularly your American hosts,one of them gives flowers : YUCCA

5-down – Jump ended but subjected to legal constraint : BOUNDOVER

6-down – Kid’s dummy : MOCK

7-down – One drink said to consume first : ORIGINAL

8-down – Paratroopers? : FALLGUYS

13-down – Dropping to ground,prostrate,may bend over on these? : PRAYERMATS

15-down – Asian islanders go on drugs reportedly : NIPPONESE

16-down – Pigs at last reunite,neglected and hungry : ESURIENT

17-down – Figure providing right note – crook pinches : TRIANGLE

19-down – Upset,regret old half of pets incontinent : EUROPE

20-down – See 12 Across : GEORGE

23-down – Place for 15 fighter to show fashion hoody : DOHYO

24-down – Noticed part of the ear : OTIC

9-across – Neighbours maybe propose a new academy : SOAPOPERA

10-across – Gong in A minor : AWARD

11-across – Home help heading to the West Country : INDIA

12-across – South American technique for deforesting 25/2? : BRAZILIAN

13-across – Dynamic leader of council escapes suspension : HANGING

14-across – Incredibly genial host ultimately raising spirits : ELATING

17-across – A record covered by synth-pop group : ALPHA

19-across – Leaves side unfinished : TEA

20-across – Get rid of turn in game : BINGO

21-across – Comes second in unpredictable event : TURNSUP

22-across – This place is protecting land for vegetation : HERBAGE

24-across – Moral play about inhabitant of the Caribbean : ROYALPALM

26-across – Scoundrel following Nickelback to suffer : INCUR

28-across – American on vacation bitten by police dog : CANID

29-across – Iron perhaps introduced into otherwise square meal : ELEVENSES

1-down – Export case of aged wine : ASTI

2-down – Pleasant spot close to Epping Forest : GARDEN

3-down – Doctor in lab coat’s making drugs : BOTANICALS

4-down – <span>Bloodsucker in part of 2 with </span><i>The Listener</i><span>?</span> : BEDBUG

5-down – Quickly getting up to drink port in Californian city : PASADENA

6-down – Country music legend on the radio : MALI

7-down – Building pressure upset Olivia Newton-John’s finale : PAVILION

8-down – 2 PM : EDEN

13-down – Centre of World Cycling : HEART

15-down – Hostelries stocking popular fruit : AUBERGINES

16-down – Cheesemonger : GNOME

18-down – Cookie Monster finally coming out and having a good time : PARTYING

19-down – Drink of whiskey inside cheers father : TAPWATER

22-down – American band fixed up with joint in studio : HAMMER

23-down – Approach acting with the heart of Vincent Price : ACCOST

24-down – Surprise female slipping out of dress : ROCK

25-down – Spooner delivering paper for mistress : LADY

27-down – Friend doesn’t finish English wine : ROSE

1-across – Like Florence’s work,organising aid and care with lamp : PARAMEDICAL

9-across – More vulgar applause drowning a prince : CHEAPER

10-across – Sort of child’s little bit of nonsense in game : TWEENIE

11-across – A fuss started by some Parisian criminal : DESPERADO

12-across – Cereal drowned in milk – a shame! : KASHA

13-across – A fellow in church as provider of hot drinks : CAFE

14-across – Men get on or collapse in the country : MONTENEGRO

16-across – Flatmate maybe in old dress – sanctimonious talk about that : COHABITANT

19-across – Rolling over,vessels go no further : STOP

21-across – Cockney’s trouble reported in French town : ARRAS

22-across – Naughty fun – oh dear! – shocking? : UNHEARDOF

24-across – Humble son John,one that’s quiet : SLAVISH

25-across – Composer has piano at front of old city room : PURCELL

26-across – Wise men facing star set out – anticipators of trials ahead? : MAGISTRATES

1-down – Senior types in Parliament lose heart with PM free to go wrong? : PEERSOFTHEREALM

2-down – Money to establish gym in French street : RUPEE

3-down – Emphatically spoil pet maybe with love : MARCATO

4-down – City investigator,one probing nonsense : DETROIT

5-down – Worry with a falling monarch sounding unhealthy? : CREAKING

6-down – Drunk led the singsongs – glasses to be provided for such? : LONGSIGHTEDNESS

7-down – Sour account involving Amin? : ACIDIC

8-down – Some angel at opera offering ice cream : GELATO

15-down – A bit of a leg clothed in a sack that’s embarrassing : ABASHING

16-down – Rough journey being broadcast : COARSE

17-down – Suggestions upset group stifling cry of pain : TOUCHES

18-down – Number given hard work having hesitation – one is bound to fail : NOHOPER

20-down – Rubbish heap delved into by two females : PIFFLE

23-down – A loud ceremony to cast out eastern demon : AFRIT

1-across – Old Albert has to pay attention to tea at home : WATCHCHAIN

6-across – Dangerous animal? Nonsense : BULL

9-across – Unruly,following drunk in court? : DISORDERLY

10-across – Going for this number is cheap : SONG

12-across – Perhaps Houdini’s key defender : ESCAPOLOGIST

15-across – Usual memo for altering impressive tomb : MAUSOLEUM

17-across – French maid’s trimmed hat : BONNE

18-across – One rising and beginning to break into dance : REBEL

19-across – For example,Edward likely to plead guilty? : CONFESSOR

20-across – Band having plenty of coal? Exactly : GRATEFULDEAD

24-across – Up and about shortly for wine : ASTI

25-across – Without moving fills drawer with money : STOCKSTILL

26-across – The capital of Italy? : EURO

27-across – Demonstrate against worker perhaps,one typically with strong work ethic : PROTESTANT

1-down – Takes a partner a day,in brief : WEDS

2-down – Hardy woman’s tresses regularly combed out : TESS

3-down – Strip,but not for running : HARDSHOULDER

4-down – In hard currency area one may be laughing : HYENA

5-down – Douglas is here,but implicitly not his wife? : ISLEOFMAN

7-down – Kick out keyboard player,one expecting perfection : UTOPIANIST

8-down – A very long way,suffering in grisly heat : LIGHTYEARS

11-down – Instruments,and twice as many singers : DOUBLEBASSES

13-down – Start a new life as a man : IMPREGNATE

14-down – One silently expectant that gives dinner a bit of a lift? : DUMBWAITER

16-down – Come across blokes heading off to the bar : ENCOUNTER

21-down – Gold coin: train to clip top and bottom : DUCAT

22-down – Italian city’s irrational appeal : PISA

23-down – Tree-dweller just too long for narrow opening : SLOT