1-across – Party about to get immersed in long-winded study of linguistic elements : PROSODY

5-across – Sailors about to join Eastern ship that contains unhealthy liquid : ABSCESS

10-across – Character providing reheated food : HASH

11-across – Scientist producing exceptionally fine earth,hard to begin with : FAHRENHEIT

12-across – Victim,say,sent back to be placed on seat interminably : STOOGE

13-across – Part of body with short line following knock : PANCREAS

14-across – What ambitious employee seeks,against standing still : PROMOTION

16-across – Natural wonder getting all fans excited,set inside : ANGEL

17-across – See 16 : FALLS

19-across – Divine quality came in men surprisingly : IMMANENCE

23-across – Some stuff – older/oldest nonsense : FOLDEROL

24-across – End of ordeal with one extremely irritable : LIVERY

26-across – Hurry into church alongside saints,showing purity : CHASTENESS

27-across – Country’s capital no longer losing heart : LAOS

28-across – Attractive person in two American TV series,second coming first : SMASHER

29-across – Bet wife with time will get angry-looking? : WAGERED

2-down – Roll containing a piece of hot food? : ROASTER

3-down – Brief while after school for dunce : SCHMO

4-down – Most skilful match with excellent opener : DEFTEST

6-down – Fish in lake caught by boy shortly : BLENNY

7-down – Firm in this place no longer with leader gone? That shows intelligibility : COHERENCE

8-down – Green fodder and fuel stored by wise person : SOILAGE

9-down – English town group embracing trendy fashion on promenade? : SHEPTONMALLET

15-down – The writer introducing fifty poets and singers : MELODISTS

18-down – Line in article penned by a Brit : APOTHEM

20-down – Problem with organ in a small place above huge space : APLASIA

21-down – Old mode of transport? I look up,beset by worry : CARIOLE

22-down – Something for making building blocks – it’s not hard to do : BREEZE

25-down – Think highly of university restricted by depression : VALUE

1-across – Still figure divided by three originally in document : STATUTE

5-across – Boy on ward providing sheets and packs,say,for building : EDIFICE

10-across – See 7 Down : LINE

11-across – Daughter,a thug in gang being a bully : DRAGOONING

12-across – Russian dictator’s elected to push west – 25? : INSTAL

13-across – Quote recalled about progress is vain : EGOISTIC

14-across – Less spineless person required as old home secretary : BRAVERMAN

16-across – Flower in rose originally held by pin,damaged : RIVER

17-across – Bowl initially – meaning bowl! : BASIN

19-across – Thing securing levering mechanism,catch for drawer : BARMAGNET

23-across – Happen to see brilliant streaker on road in Marseille? : COMETRUE

24-across – Catch second spoken language : COPTIC

26-across – Where vain dolls out to impress beefcake,ultimately? : LOVEISLAND

27-across – See 28 : TIME

28-across – Hundred behind eleven,usually? : CLOSING

29-across – In second,worry about that : AMONGST

2-down – Solvent,though having lost a few pounds? : THINNER

3-down – See 16 Across : TRENT

4-down – Cat cut tail off freshwater shrimp : TIDDLER

6-down – Waste parties discussed? : DOODOO

7-down – Home,with some cord to cross – here? : FINISHING

8-down – 25 22,someone there doing well : CONFINE

9-down – A nut inside hole,bar missing one where missiles launched : CAPECANAVERAL

15-down – Innocent banking leader in office,disenfranchised : VOICELESS

18-down – Salamander often swallowing beef up and last of veal : AXOLOTL

20-down – Surface,a block on which coat applied : MACADAM

21-down – Reversible trap in identical puzzles : ENIGMAS

22-down – Can is in flat,not closed : PRISON

25-down – Autocrat,flipping idiot finished? : PUTIN

1-across – Baboon juvenile male breaks a great deal of equipment : GELADA

4-across – Mark learned about limiting inane gaming : DAGGER

9-across – Abandoning front,dash in retreat : LAIR

10-across – Washing articles abroad in middle of night : LAUNDERING

11-across – Gust around summit almost causes delay : PUTOFF

12-across – Raised extravagantly,bored by house in British colony once : RHODESIA

13-across – Disheartened indifferent US soldier with a nervous disorder : NEURALGIA

15-across – Square opening,partly round : NINE

16-across – Help to keep Rudolph’s nose dry : ARID

17-across – University somehow gained odd bits of land without any agreement? : UNALIGNED

21-across – Bard finally enters piece to improve Kipling poem : GUNGADIN

22-across – Sorting out gear – it’s daft : TRIAGE

24-across – Dishonest foreign wife with depression about guilt,off and on : FRAUDULENT

25-across – Minister eschewing care of college fellow : DEAN

26-across – Programme objective penned by Eastern commander : AGENDA

27-across – Again deposited half of reference papers : RELAID

1-down – Fine particle in sample lunar geologists picked up : GRANULE

2-down – Mostly generous old Bond villain : LARGO

3-down – Blue duo fell out : DOLEFUL

5-down – Certainly,‘name’ boards first-class Arab sailing vessel : ANDHOW

6-down – Age-old British pastime is good,getting tougher without husband : GARDENING

7-down – Scottish crime novelist joins European physicist : RANKINE

8-down – Vigilante huntress stops violent gang rule : GUARDIANANGEL

14-down – Repeatedly aiming at the sides,urine damaged volume-measuring apparatus : RAINGAUGE

16-down – Tanks in a former Arabic union checked by,at the very least,Qatar,Iraq and Afghanistan : AQUARIA

18-down – Title changed on cover of boogie-woogie song : LETITBE

19-down – Edgbaston extremely happy to host new national team : ENGLAND

20-down – One of two kings died charging English hill,not getting over : EDMUND

23-down – Country where diva hosts Victor? : INDIA

8-across – Individual who’s busy protecting pit boss : DOMINEER

9-across – Hoard of money for the auditor : CACHE

10-across – Blimey,it’s actually devoid of content : ISAY

11-across – Place for playing poker maybe up for discussion : ONTHETABLE

12-across – More rum accompanying fine food : FODDER

14-across – Ace Roman possibly captured,in a way : ONCAMERA

16-across – In pieces,and sure to be rebuilt : ASUNDER

18-across – Track distance with the best computers : LAPTOPS

21-across – Old jazz legend James covering a G&S work? : OPERETTA

23-across – Club owner about to strike back : GOLFER

24-across – Delinquent fella with influence : MALEFACTOR

26-across – House in very central London neighbourhood : SOHO

27-across – Criticise list of potential candidates : SLATE

28-across – Facecloth perhaps made from thin cotton sample : TOILETRY

1-down – Where you’ll see officers in the vicinity of Melbourne’s charity outlets? : COPSHOPS

2-down – Well-ventilated farm building without windows in the middle : AIRY

3-down – Gritty film genre led by extremely reputable artist : RENOIR

4-down – Important delivery definitely happening around 13:25,say : ORATION

5-down – Top component from system carefully lifted up : ACME

6-down – Smart place for recycling industrial waste? : SCRAPMETAL

7-down – Good location to store wine,merchant declared : CELLAR

13-down – OK beer and terribly second-rate takeaway food : DONERKEBAB

15-down – Drink some horchata : CHA

17-down – Have energy and tenacity at the outset : EAT

19-down – God features in prayer a lot : PLETHORA

20-down – Preserve later Bach choral piece? : CANTATA

22-down – Wage increase follows partner’s first commendation : PRAISE

23-down – Grey rabbit regularly pursued by large rodent : GERBIL

25-down – Tree – one alongside river : ACER

26-down – Forecaster ultimately predicts the same weather : SEER

9-across – During supper,for a terrible bore : PERFORATE

10-across – Coach artists with metal plating : TRAIN

11-across – Composer of silence’s leading drummer shut up : CAGED

12-across – Los Angeles Times reading in the endless place of intricate passages : LABYRINTH

13-across – Small insect going around light becomes confused : TANGLED

14-across – Charges a levy,reportedly : ATTACKS

17-across – Females with ordinary males : WOMEN

19-across – Unwrapped manuscript volume reveals poem : ODE

20-across – Ancient Britons,11 admit centre of Birmingham ‘revolting’ : ICENI

21-across – Permitted no German retreating to be captured? That’s merciful : LENIENT

22-across – Discovery of former chess champion: French opening popular at the start : FINDING

24-across – Raleigh left out another explorer for sport : WATERPOLO

26-across – Dismayed by arrangement when parts swapped : UPSET

28-across – Supercharged swimmer missing tail : TURBO

29-across – King Edward assumes burden to take off : SKEDADDLE

1-down – Two constants combined with speed of light – impressive : EPIC

2-down – Fabulous being doctor taking edge off extreme pain : DRAGON

3-down – Corruption of D.C. once Elon gets sympathy : CONDOLENCE

4-down – Fortified wine after conflict exchanging hands : WALLED

5-down – Film’s viral content: eating fibre : MEMBRANE

6-down – Celebrity seen in the Sun,say : STAR

7-down – Salt taken aboard without clothing – one stuck on vessel? : BARNACLE

8-down – Crawl a short distance : INCH

13-down – Cleaning assistant backing great deal to buy the Guardian : TOWEL

15-down – Giant rural building with three sides : TRIANGULAR

16-down – On reflection,it’s no good being smart : STING

18-down – Fervent sermons involving cross demons,perhaps : MONSTERS

19-down – Dismissed union leader wearing wrong shoe in toilet : OUTHOUSE

22-down – Stiff,old Buddhist supports Father? : FROZEN

23-down – Doing porridge first then dines out : INSIDE

24-down – Delivered pardon to unit : WATT

25-down – Public disturbance right outside Number 10 : RIOT

27-down – Dainty issue of Yorkshire peer? : TWEE