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8-across – Rock purveyor we will make rude noises about : JEWELLER

9-across – Sprinter in bar bent back to grasp nuts : UBOLT

10-across – Scots knew England’s garden? : KENT

11-across – Author as boxer,could one say – heavyweight : CHESTERTON

12-across – Childish type,endlessly dim,breaking equipment : KIDULT

14-across – Invite to relax and steal from church? : TAKEAPEW

15-across – Indistinct notice with garish border : SHADOWY

17-across – Slander,heartlessly audacious in itself : ASPERSE

20-across – Cathedral search resolved: it’s right in the centre : CHARTRES

22-across – God posed with big pot of tea : SATURN

23-across – Screen addict perhaps,one contorted with grimace : CINEMAGOER

24-across – Youngster spends year on benefit : BOON

25-across – Suddenly discover hotel is losing pounds : HITON

26-across – Short walk in once moving moonlit scene : NOCTURNE

1-down – One hard man,he was involved with Ezra initially : NEHEMIAH

2-down – Considered a soft fabric : FELT

3-down – Dwelling on tense vote in favour : PLACET

4-down – Sad that Spain has invaded a foreign port : TRIESTE

5-down – They don’t make the film,dates having been switched : OUTTAKES

6-down – What we are called in explosive competition : TOURNAMENT

7-down – Time goose should be cooked in foil : STOOGE

13-down – Hunt neared ground,positioned for concealment? : UNDERNEATH

16-down – Distortion isn’t commonly cosmetic : WARPAINT

18-down – Aching to suppress German city university : SORBONNE

19-down – Stagger about,‘run out’ replaced by ‘stumped’ : ASTOUND

21-down – The peak hour,dinner time? : HEIGHT

22-down – Uncompromising boss ultimately deceived on Radio 4 : STRICT

24-down – Start to bash away in contest : BOUT

1-across – Dad,a fellow from the east country : PANAMA

4-across – Trader’s personal claim to be old-fashioned baggage-carrier : IMPORTER

9-across – English bishop with a set of holy books misbehaving : ERRANT

10-across – Rafter collapsing around one – start to panic in dangerous building : FIRETRAP

11-across – Conceder,person out to establish agreement : CORRESPONDENCE

13-across – Mum’s getting fish served with one type of cheese : MASCARPONE

14-across – Money concealed by finance director : CEDI

16-across – Part of race said to be European : LAPP

18-across – Oh no,a Trump,terrible – being not quite one of us! : PROTOHUMAN

21-across – Jump about,having inclination for housework? : SPRINGCLEANING

23-across – Like stage performance with old piano – unpredictable,not right : OPERATIC

24-across – Birmingham’s first game,getting hammered : BLOTTO

25-across – Request put away in foyer? : ENTREATY

26-across – Home is hotel with land at the back : HEARTH

1-down – Dutch artist painted minor works : PIET

2-down – We in Paris,full of hesitation and very edgy : NERVOUS

3-down – See 1 : MONDRIAN

5-down – Chum accommodating one relation,not gross,in apartment : MAISONNETTE

6-down – Some food revoltingly served up – ham? : OVERDO

7-down – Unconventional centre hosting European dramatist : TERENCE

8-down – Agent revealed – around lunchtime? – possible reason for lack of appetite : REPLETION

12-down – Wonderful piece of writing showing power? : SUPERSCRIPT

13-down – Maiden not well,holy person with one unwanted burden : MILLSTONE

15-down – Material bad – hence lousy for covering : CHENILLE

17-down – Sign left includes X : PORTENT

19-down – Lizard in open country impeded by idiot : MONITOR

20-down – Male occupying home,troublemaker who should not be let loose? : INMATE

22-down – Invader,giant somewhat heartless : GOTH

1-across – Wife desires charming women … : WITCHES

5-across – … valour is boring her – ordinary and primarily ‘macho’ : HEROISM

10-across – E-copy : ECHO

11-across – Tale of servitude recalled in reels : CINDERELLA

12-across – One in five heading to Open are seeds : QUINOA

13-across – Remain on the right side of suspicious cook – porky but harmless? : WHITELIE

14-across – Way to find a giant,live,and chat about man’s missing head? : BEANSTALK

16-across – Censors essentially blue tale : STORY

17-across – Barnaby ousts Romeo and takes Juliet – he’s a trier! : JUDGE

19-across – INXS provided Yates’s first shoot up : INTENSIFY

23-across – Barbarian,turning good guy,with trimmed locks – he’s chasing foxy type? : HUNTSMAN

24-across – Move to try and cover King’s naked glee after fling : CASTLE

26-across – Ventures boundless flair inspired by coaches : BUSINESSES

27-across – Once partner is following,beginning to introduce glimpse of billy goat : IBEX

28-across – One holding up the line returning skins again? : SLEEPER

29-across – Trailers way back,after about 5½ days travelling west : ADVERTS

2-down – Add in what I did here,as stated : INCLUDE

3-down – Summit’s within Worcester,centrally,elevated : CROWN

4-down – Use charm to control tendency to avoid pressure : ENCHANT

6-down – Barrier dropped to protect pupil : EYELID

7-down – Toast peer performing in musical dramas : OPERETTAS

8-down – Rise up,capturing aged warrior : SOLDIER

9-down – White dominance troubling viewers : SNOWBLINDNESS

15-down – Dark approaching,tenses,one male,alone at the end : NIGHTTIME

18-down – Odd you twice caught group of students drawn in by unframed Dali : UNUSUAL

20-down – Overlooked,start off angry,swear endlessly inside : EXCUSED

21-down – Most rewarding transposing soprano flute line : FULLEST

22-down – This setter’s regularly upset with contrary editor’s delay : IMPEDE

25-down – Catch spots orally : SEIZE

1-across – Out-of-this-world 23 coming together,system rapidly forming : STARBURST

6-across – Weed in pig’s ear? : HASH

8-across – Use unknown technique for out-of-this-world 23 : MILKYWAY

9-across – Recovered,trouble far from islander : TONGAN

10-across – See 1 : GALAXY

11-across – Divorcee,after breaking up,froze : ICEDOVER

12-across – Vicious swine sent back in time machine : TARDIS

15-across – Dreary lecture,reportedly – that would never take off : GREATAUK

16-across – Question having caught cold: is spring here? : PUMPROOM

19-across – Extra tests: restrain oneself,turning tail : RESITS

21-across – Old scandalmonger keeping politicians in check : DEMPSTER

22-across – Eat around a fire : LAUNCH

24-across – Out-of-this-world 23,smashing stuff in the kitchen? : FLYING

25-across – Some birds pecked others : BITTERNS

26-across – Austrian maestro with an uber-Germanic piece : BERG

27-across – Very much for the love of God! : SERIOUSLY

1-down – Say no more,narcissist has doffed cap for supreme Being : SHIVA

2-down – Difficult work,or not,opening present : AWKWARD

3-down – Explicit case of wood in tree : BAWDY

4-down – Song about India in raga oddly similar in sound : RHYMING

5-down – Child,and corn she has on the backside? : TOTHEREAR

6-down – For ‘haunt’,try entering an anagram of that! : HANGOUT

7-down – Capacity remains for out-of-this-world 23 : SPACEDUST

13-down – A river down below capital of Zimbabwe in shade : AZUREBLUE

14-down – Rags,those sent abroad,insufficient amounts : SHORTAGES

17-down – Sweet thing,flower impressed by dancing when excited : POPPING

18-down – Out-of-this-world 23 warps beam : MARSBAR

20-down – See 24 Across : SAUCERS

22-down – Chance to win big wasted,lead blown : LOTTO

23-down – See 17 : CANDY

1-across – Take off clothing quietly – like sex naked and calm : APPEASE

5-across – England through winning match : BLIGHTY

10-across – Land every uppercut in left side : PERU

11-across – I get erect when excited hugging adult that might be hot in drag? : ECIGARETTE

12-across – See 9 Down : CARPET

13-across – Home-improvement work with little drilling,sadly : DISMALLY

14-across – Lay down part of hand – one folded at table? : PLACECARD

16-across – Supporter following most of top stars : LIBRA

17-across – Holiday resort surrounded by country : SPAIN

19-across – Older children learn about English name : BIGCHEESE

23-across – Bowls over grass to get prizes : JACKPOTS

24-across – Winning team getting advantage : UPSIDE

26-across – Unsold books and souvenirs outside front of airport : REMAINDERS

27-across – Book performers : ACTS

28-across – Extremely short experiment on rat : CURTEST

29-across – School gripped by teacher retiring after last of one-night stands : TRIPODS

2-down – Can holding on then playing,win? : PREVAIL

3-down – Prepare ecstasy and crack : EQUIP

4-down – One questioning pussy stopped by opening of catflap : SCEPTIC

6-down – Contact newspaper: passage having line moved to top : LIAISE

7-down – Enraged drunk covering up wearing syrup : GRENADINE

8-down – Protecting a turtle at sea : TUTELAR

9-down – Flooring Keir Starmer – depict end,primarily lost to Reform : KIDDERMINSTER

15-down – Attention-seeker online to get on with bachelor needing sex : CLICKBAIT

18-down – Item of crockery placed on gold table : PLATEAU

20-down – Horse and cocaine runs through old addict : COURSER

21-down – Relaxed and went out after a lot of sex : SEDATED

22-down – Folds money : POUNDS

25-down – Rogue to con prince : SCAMP