Clues

1-across – Place for money in topical story : CURRENT

5-across – See 1 : ACCOUNT

10-across – Spider’s back in cross-section : TRAP

11-across – Activists regularly snapped at invading European country : GREENPEACE

12-across – Shape of extremely simplistic, unethical president : SCULPT

13-across – Protrusion which, if cycling, gives an unpleasant feeling : OVERHANG

14-across – Robin Hood finally featured in best rare performance : REDBREAST

16-across – Times love to put in derrière that’s voluptuous : BUXOM

17-across – Not late like an aristocrat? : EARLY

19-across – Underwear I should slip in for restaurant : BRASSERIE

23-across – Hard-working and dealing with it without a break : DILIGENT

24-across – Film born out of commoner suffering : ROMCOM

26-across – Flower working in America where the sun don’t shine? : BUTTONHOLE

27-across – See 10 : DOOR

28-across – Not clever like criminals, but close : THICKAS

29-across – See 28 : THIEVES

2-down – Said solver dribbles from part of the ear : UTRICLE

3-down – Drive away outcast that’s returned : REPEL

4-down – To which pyjamas may be close connection? : NIGHTIE

6-down – Ride through African territory : CANTER

7-down – Hope leader is dropped in pointless party : OPENHOUSE

8-down – I am unable to help function without beer? : NOCANDO

9-down – Show transformed during relegation : DEMONSTRATION

15-down – Wild one’s into dance movement : BALLISTIC

18-down – Overseas character in a spot beginning to hunt for navigation angle : AZIMUTH

20-down – Shout to enrol indigenous people in school : SCREECH

21-down – Philistine drinks a lot in elementary form : ISOTOPE

22-down – Medical condition has the woman in a mess : HERNIA

25-down – Flier that’s not helping the Scottish Tourist Board : MIDGE

1-across – Going for little pile of earth, a carbon sink? : DIRTCHEAP

6-across – Current introduced to island’s power supplies : MAINS

9-across – After a moment passes donkey something unhealthy to take in : SECONDHANDSMOKE

10-across – Move easily but risk a tumble : SLIP

11-across – A queue, but Eeyore finally got his … : TAILBACK

14-across – Go pale, threatening appearance at club : DISCOLOUR

15-across – Secret police inspector is heard : CHEKA

16-across – Composer’s grand fortune : GLUCK

18-across – Having one more on board in this 1996/7 car – a girl : PREGNANCY

20-across – Gains second online at university in African city : ACCRUALS

21-across – Not much custom in the Queen Vic? : ABIT

25-across – Version of paper very dull – it tired one European out : DEADTREEEDITION

26-across – Good copyist who looks stupid : GAPER

27-across – Pay close attention mostly to one stirring game : STUDPOKER

1-down – Flop down, taking pill and spoonfuls of medicine : DOSES

2-down – Chain that is covered in diamonds : ROCKIES

3-down – Insincere talk Immanuel heard : CANT

4-down – Genuine German beach hut regularly cleared out : ECHT

5-down – Giant struggle for breath over a thin porridge : PANTAGRUEL

6-down – Doing this with car, clamping is possible : MISPLACING

7-down – Quarantine is over, not before time : ISOLATE

8-down – Dive from small point? No problem : SPEAKEASY

12-down – Graphic novel, but spine not long broken, being misused : BONKBUSTER

13-down – Preachers try witches perhaps : GOSPELLERS

14-down – Ruthless self-interest of magistrate wanting day in a measure of warmth : DOGEATDOG

17-down – Clans forced into rising to be set free : UNCLASP

19-down – Club once used to get old writer going? : NIBLICK

22-down – Drift for one thing covers up : TENOR

23-down – Restaurant offering people unusual starter : MENU

24-down – Feeble chap’s wife a trouble-maker : WIMP

8-across – They swim and dive daily in groups of swimmers : POCHARDS

9-across – Beat the Parisian in the lead, lapping gutless runner : LARRUP

10-across – Practises cycling, getting muscle injury : STRAIN

11-across – Playing polo, chaps save horse some drinks : ALCOPOPS

12-across – Periodically, gantry behind sports ground may be so : PEATY

13-across – Part of race abandoned, which is right for spectators : STAGELEFT

16-across – Italian who drew one game, then another : TIEPOLO

18-across – Solder damaged boxing ring that’s a pinkish colour : OLDROSE

20-across – E.g. Turkey’s swimming team with inspiring energy : WHITEMEAT

21-across – Where players sit close to Alcaraz after intro from Sue Barker : SPITZ

24-across – Helping sailor, say, around racing event? Cool! : ABETTING

26-across – Make charming rogue angered, after golf’s lost : ENDEAR

27-across – Blunder with running shoe type : SLIPON

28-across – Quickly read through demands for sportswear : SKIMASKS

1-down – Pro activity 15 compete in, sure to get punished : FORTHEHIGH

2-down – Extremely tough skill, fencing with foil : THWART

3-down – Weight-lifter caught drug smuggling legged it : CRANE

4-down – Spear thrown in the direction of grass : ESPARTO

5-down – Crude British want highest goal for 15 : BLACKGOLD

6-down – Wrestler from Greece right to eat healthy food : GRAPPLER

7-down – See 1 : JUMP

14-down – Son entering big race venues speeds up : FASTTRACKS

15-down – Revered figures – 12, 21, 23 and 25, say : OLYMPIANS

17-down – Worst and best features of races : PITSTOPS

19-down – Funny desire to bag silver, heading for games : WAGGISH

22-down – Maybe one selling dope for cyclist, we hear? : PEDLAR

23-down – Climbing skilfully, mostly, by one small Scottish island : LEWIS

25-down – Run away from flipping shot put’s finale : BOLT

1-across – One’s fretted over time, Cautious Craig in bits : ACOUSTICGUITAR

8-across – Supply food in college diner without starter : CATER

9-across – Attracted to men or women tickling in a way that’s cruel : BITINGLY

11-across – One’s naked, essentially wearing short, revealing piece : MANKINI

12-across – Go back and watch the fifth dancer : NUREYEV

13-across – Failing courses with English : LAPSE

15-across – McDonald’s to take one order for consumers, naturally? : FOODCHAIN

17-across – Plants bordering new gardens? These might come out for purchase in winter? : SNOWSHOES

20-across – Stain one’s pants touring India : EOSIN

21-across – Paper exercise around large case study : EXAMPLE

23-across – Disgusted to live with duke – where one lies, poorly? : SICKBED

25-across – Informal situation of party: up for it? : BALLGAME

26-across – Turn on TV, mostly after current talk : NOISE

27-across – Bit tired, some kids doze, ultimately getting off with these? : BEDTIMESTORIES

1-down – Skilled champ sliced shot taking on hole : ACCOMPLISHED

2-down – Over bog, backside of addict gets injected many times : OFTEN

3-down – Small footwear: they might be hurting : STRAINERS

4-down – Cool cheese at front of fridge quickly : INBRIEF

5-down – Put on tie, not wanting, ultimately to go out : GETINTO

6-down – Victor spilling wife’s secret : INNER

7-down – Forever restricting grassland for walks : ALLEYWAYS

10-down – DJ is one equalizing deck : EVENINGDRESS

14-down – Stay with a swinger, maybe and reproduce : PROPAGATE

16-down – Soccer ground hosting final getting louder and louder : CRESCENDO

18-down – Concerned with Royal Mail covering area for delivery? : OVERARM

19-down – Security on the borders checks procedures : SYSTEMS

22-down – Conspiracy surrounding international leader : PILOT

24-down – I love British flipping pancakes : BLINI

1-across – Copier, first character in school to cheat and first in exam : SCRIBE

4-across – Reprimanded for not having bare floorboards? : CARPETED

9-across – Very happy performing song : ONAIR

10-across – Pray during early hour of prayer : INTERCEDE

11-across – Princess’s hubby let loose to destroy? : DISMANTLE

12-across – Woman with gun? Princess is holding one : ANNIE

13-across – Across road you and I celebrate Cabinet member : WESSTREETING

17-across – Enable addict to reform – healthy food and drink needed : BALANCEDDIET

20-across – What ’oly people ’ave – bitter drug : ALOES

21-across – Old lover on horrible trip had to pull up : EXTIRPATE

23-across – Behaviour of fourth character less generous, we hear : DEMEANOUR

24-across – Material concealed by this criminal : SCRIM

25-across – Manuscript containing silver edges : MARGENTS

26-across – Natural weapon of mammal? Insect left with little hesitation : ANTLER

1-down – What NI cartographer will do in confrontation? : SHOWDOWN

2-down – Mark again sees stars, being confused combatant finally knocked out : REASSESS

3-down – British graduate goes round old city in old country : BURMA

5-down – Appraiser of work, awfully nice tat, welcomed by writer : AUTHENTICATOR

6-down – Had to do with red tape awkwardly restricting home : PERTAINED

7-down – No more after this – you show agreement, having missed nothing : THEEND

8-down – Thought this person would get caught in the act : DEEMED

10-down – Like a couple suffering together in bohemian state, distraught : INTHESAMEBOAT

14-down – Move to see somewhere else? : TRANSLATE

15-down – A lab I run badly, as one who should be doubly listening? : BINAURAL

16-down – Flag in vessel crossing river : STREAMER

18-down – Managed to perform music initially disorganised : RANDOM

19-down – Yesteryear’s traitor not popular : FORMER

22-down – Go wrong again with sticky stuff? : RESIN