1-across – Male, one 5’s second to name : MILTON

4-across – A decent American school led by blokes : MENSCH

9-across – See 19 : THOSERUGGEDELMS

10-across – Stop fee being put on invoice : ACCOST

11-across – Amorous look from Leo flirting with Delia : OEILLADE

12-across – Curve produced by exceptional strain – internal fix needed : INTRADOS

14-across – Not entirely reliable worker can be skiver : TRUANT

15-across – The exotic part of the Bible depicted around church arch : LANCET

18-across – Aim not to be a mocker, as 5 says : AMBITION

21-across – Male featured in line, resting in confined space – one named after 1 : CROMWELL

22-across – Person of the country is simple, poet ultimately grasped : NATIVE

24-across – Hamlet’s characters who say nothing, as 5 recalled : RUDEFOREFATHERS

25-across – Amorous pet hovering round the loaf : DOTING

26-across – Food said to make one smile : CHEESE

1-down – One’s macho in silly hairstyle : MOHICAN

2-down – Girl wants ring – one way to get a catch : LASSO

3-down – Danish physicist of long ago appearing in big Oxford reference work : OERSTED

5-down – Type of poet, say, featured in English syllabus? : ELEGIST

6-down – Very unpleasant experience with American turning up in place in casual gear : SHELLSUIT

7-down – A male entering Parliament with space in earth, maybe – one named ahead of 1 across : HAMPDEN

8-down – More than one dwelling is having good toilet installed : IGLOOS

13-down – Lying with drink on grass outside city : RECUMBENT

16-down – Silver piece with circular shape on sea bed : AGROUND

17-down – Those people with nothing on – such may get complaint, says 5 : THEMOON

18-down – Being in league, agreed to get rid of leader : ALLIED

19-down – Where the 24 sleep, reunited in aged, humble togetherness : BENEATH

20-down – Heads presenting opposite aspect of truth : OBVERSE

23-down – Army house to the east of the lake : TAHOE

1-across – Made light of the dieting craze : IGNITED

5-across – The academic field : CAMPUS

9-across – Kind of bank making a profit : CLEARING

10-across – He can put the points up or down : SCORER

12-across – North or South, it’s the best place to start from : POLEPOSITION

15-across – Its appearance suggests there’s something brewing : TEASERVICE

17-across – Behold around the East, a sign! : LEO

19-across – Badly in need of medical care : ILL

20-across – This is too small to be right : ACUTEANGLE

22-across – A story not necessarily associated with vice : GRIPPINGTALE

26-across – To extract information this way sound illegal : ELICIT

27-across – Be without servant, having facial bruising : BLACKEYE

28-across – Temptress finally put on figure-hugging garment : TIGHTS

29-across – Balls that may not bounce : YORKERS

1-down – Football ground with no parking causes irritation : ITCH

2-down – Lack, on the one hand, all the conclusions : NEED

3-down – Business reverse? : TURNOVER

4-down – Ball, possibly square : DANCE

6-down – Sign of nerves following car smash in one 12? : ARCTIC

7-down – Gasp with relief in exchange of frivolity : PERSIFLAGE

8-down – Clear that summer’s arrived : SPRINGOVER

11-down – Queen’s consort : TOMCAT

13-down – Garment not worn out, but full of holes : STRINGVEST

14-down – Exciting habit : NAILBITING

16-down – Empty one container into another : VACANT

18-down – Suspended uphill transport : CABLECAR

21-down – Run the second edition : SPRINT

23-down – Match label : TALLY

24-down – Measure encountered over the East : METE

25-down – Smaller boy absent from lessons : LESS

8-across – Underwear – darn it! : KNICKERS

9-across – Enthusiasm shown for Guardian leader on Guardian Unlimited : GUSTO

10-across – Back-to-front musical jazz improvisation : SCAT

11-across – Aristophanes play where satyr’s tail’s turned : LYSISTRATA

12-across – Appropriate capital for New York? I’d lay a pound on it! : ALBANY

14-across – A fresh flower is opening : APERTURE

15-across – Line on map is round West Country city : ISOBATH

17-across – Curvy figure sounds like a kissing couple : ELLIPSE

20-across – Endless bearer of gifts demanding Shakespearean villain’s capital : SANTIAGO

22-across – Part of a boot to step around : TOECAP

23-across – _______ outta here! It’s war! : ARMAGEDDON

24-across – Eric Bristow speaks of the game behind which he stood : OCHE

25-across – Home and Away is a diversion going to pot : INOFF

26-across – Setting off for an odd double gin and it : IGNITING

1-down – Might the solution be cracked by uncles and kings? : KNUCKLES

2-down – Tax Gordon Brown, perhaps : SCOT

3-down – Very verily : REALLY

4-down – Normally solver and setter nonchalant about being topless : ASUSUAL

5-down – Spurs’ nightmare – a fragile defence? : EGGSHELL

6-down – Make alterations to restore ICI item of furniture : ESCRITOIRE

7-down – Who, say, is Spike? : DOCTOR

13-down – One supporter stands for Judas, but not one judge : ARBITRATOR

16-down – Not hard to afford the new, compromised exchange : TRADEOFF

18-down – Breaking up is super! : SMASHING

19-down – Warehouse area’s moral oxymoron? : GOODSIN

21-down – Able to tune radio set at last : ADROIT

22-down – Temporary home providing shelter for an occupant : TENANT

24-down – Bond given part in Othello, a thankless task : OATH