1-across – Pick up bargain : CONTRACT

6-across – Manx cat principally is clearly even smoother : PUMICE

9-across – Use handle to carry case of neon bulbs? : FENNEL

10-across – Digging for diamonds – cheating,dropping ring : PRODDING

11-across – Train thief was closer to going straight : ASTHECROW

13-across – See 11 : FLIES

15-across – House entertaining adult books in shed? : LEANTO

17-across – Mum is back fast : SILENT

18-across – <span>Count miniature </span><i>CK One </i><span>bottles</span> : RECKON

19-across – Fear boss is upset with his PA wasting seconds : PHOBIA

21-across – Parents maybe initiate corresponding with school’s head : BLOOD

22-across – See 21 : RELATIVES

25-across – Breathtaking old flame calling : EXCITING

26-across – One that follows tinker or follows dog : TAILOR

28-across – Hibernating snake taking shelter : ASLEEP

29-across – Maître d’ oddly last to ask is this where the drink got to? : TIDEMARK

2-down – Occasionally coarse rock : ORE

3-down – Swimmer getting number with cold bath at the end : TENCH

4-down – Share a large place : ALLOCATION

5-down – Rolling marijuana – mine is excellent : TIPTOP

6-down – Plan to record over : PLOT

7-down – Style of music Ravel composed with introduction from Brian May,for example : MODALVERB

8-down – Focus on money found in box : CONCENTRATE

12-down – Power car using the sun – at the start one’s a bundle of nerves : SOLARPLEXUS

14-down – Generous Irish broadcaster interrupting show-off : BIGHEARTED

16-down – Recluse has a new job without computers etc : ANCHORITE

20-down – Importance of wife joining crew? : WEIGHT

23-down – Turn of phrase in papers I order : IDIOM

24-down – Solicitor regularly paid by politician : PIMP

27-down – Row on Radio 2 : OAR

7-across – Smoother artist after ammo initially loading type of gun : STEAMIRON

8-across – <span>Turner on </span><i>The Hay Wain</i><span>?</span> : WHEEL

9-across – Rescuing relative at sea,Romeo saved : RETRIEVAL

10-across – Sailing boat in lottery capsized : SLOOP

12-across – Artist not entirely impressed by intro of traditional chant that’s sacred : MANTRA

13-across – Told hoes : TOOLSHED

14-across – Tissue cut then by artist : KLEENEX

17-across – Wood nailed back by bloody artist : GORMLEY

20-across – Artist in cage with lion torn to pieces : ANGELICO

22-across – Whistler recalled mother having little time for theorist : FERMAT

24-across – Whisper first song on record? : ASIDE

25-across – Artist,it’s time to check out food expert! : DIETITIAN

26-across – Artist burst bubble,in a manner of speaking? : DEGAS

27-across – Artifice still for artist : CONSTABLE

1-down – Goddess at one time packing case in America : ATHENA

2-down – Bottle consumed by familiar artist : MAGRITTE

3-down – Artist,artist after split : RIVERA

4-down – Bacon paintings hard for artist : HOGARTH

5-down – Wife and artist keeping pea,essentially,in pod : WHALES

6-down – Artist in clover,one senses : VERONESE

11-down – Sport in which artist has lost tie : POLO

15-down – Artist excited ship’s lookout? : LANDSEER

16-down – Artist,sign unframed? : EMIN

18-down – Manet or Hockney originally turned over : MORETHAN

19-down – Questionable claims come up briefly for artist : MORISOT

21-down – Brow wiped of female,say,stealing a charm : ENDEAR

22-down – Foxtrot is the dancing obsession : FETISH

23-down – In a particular way,what a lone ranger might need? : ANALLY

1-across – There is no way to make a cut holding a weapon with no tip : NOTACHANCE

6-across – Little one eating hot fish : CHUB

9-across – French and German articles written by Rose and Roger : UNDERSTOOD

10-across – Some included Dahl’s old tales : EDDA

12-across – Clearly identify evil criminal : DEFINITIVELY

15-across – Small bird found in whiskey barrel at sea : WARBLER

16-across – Discovered your book about origin of Coriolis effect : OUTCOME

17-across – Outside wanting kiss that’s endless : ETERNAL

19-across – 12 keeping horse in shape : NONAGON

20-across – That is horrid news to broadcast : INOTHERWORDS

23-across – Summit talks shunning both sides : PEAK

24-across – Parts of speech? : VOCALCORDS

25-across – Look back across lake to find slender swimmers : EELS

26-across – Jack and Jenny excited to tackle beginning of maths test : ASSESSMENT

1-down – <span>Part of speech given by </span><i>The Sound of Music</i><span> extra accepting Oscar</span> : NOUN

2-down – Spruce in yard – it shot up : TIDY

3-down – The cable car travels across Norway with complete freedom : CARTEBLANCHE

4-down – Swimming in tears,becoming more nervous : ANTSIER

5-down – Sausage from Australia one served up after work ended early : CHORIZO

7-down – Hot dog prepared with last of vegetable fat mixture : HODGEPODGE

8-down – Somehow heads across city’s east side with many cycling : BYANYMEANS

11-down – Defenceless targets police trap including one that initially escapes : SITTINGDUCKS

13-down – Start of short emotional film tackling connection and love : SWEETIEPIE

14-down – Struggle with wordplay for ‘floral’? : FREEFORALL

18-down – Ronald’s cooking some bacon : LARDONS

19-down – Gas upset baby : NEONATE

21-down – Something growing in street : TREE

22-down – Leaders of private schools start to pay attention : PSST

1-across – Row about newspaper backing Panama? : TITFER

4-across – Silly positions must be rejected – I would : STUPID

9-across – Exploit flyer with imperfect tenses to get personal benefit : FEATHERONESNEST

10-across – Bowler may be here to give evidence : ATTEST

11-across – Proprietor with joiner in funny comeback : LANDLORD

12-across – Nightcap on vacation during jovial preparatory celebration : HENPARTY

14-across – John is one outwardly for hire : TOILET

15-across – First couple of letters dispatched,so not here : ABSENT

18-across – Sounds like Bath perhaps being in short supply : SPARSITY

21-across – Settle where stated in Oxford or Derby : FOOTWEAR

22-across – Learnt to play the horn : ANTLER

24-across – Best in everything for big Brits : THEFATOFTHELAND

25-across – Ease with which judge accepts falsehood : RELIEF

26-across – Stick poster,but not over there! : ADHERE

1-down – From Goethe,a tremendous play enacted here : THEATRE

2-down – I then took odds on twenty in order to get hitched : TOTIE

3-down – One chooses shock treatment in role reversal : ELECTOR

5-down – See 2 : THEKNOT

6-down – Palestine suffering sanctions : PENALTIES

7-down – Want to start eating potato : DESIREE

8-down – Disparate motel with a twist in the tail? End of story! : MOTLEY

13-down – Fill up ten forms,that’s more than enough : PLENTIFUL

16-down – Relative souper? : BROTHER

17-down – Prepared letters of support : TRESTLE

18-down – First and last to arrive can generate conflict : STRIFE

19-down – Embarrassed to display university degree in an outhouse : ABASHED

20-down – Cute name that is for a youngster : TWEENIE

23-down – Finally enrol in crash diet mañana,got that,but not tomorrow : TILDE

1-across – Wearing this,somersault a failure : FLIPFLOP

6-across – Simpleton with broken leg he can’t magically fix : MUGGLE

9-across – Something to eat with tea say coming in? Exactly : SPOTON

10-across – Pelting rain made a liquid mixture over some food : MARINADE

11-across – One may start this contest,but one won’t finish : RELAYRACE

13-across – Fine supplier of venison returns,out of jail : FREED

15-across – Story books,a special gift : TALENT

17-across – End of insect: illegally dispose of it : FLYTIP

18-across – Hand over a first thin coat : RENDER

19-across – Large quantity of beer over which one is powerless : BARREL

21-across – On planet,hot waterlogged area : MARSH

22-across – Drunken wine lover is a glutton : WOLVERINE

25-across – As part of detective force,sent first off to disturbance : INCIDENT

26-across – Barrier to become weaker perhaps,a likely result of crash : DAMAGE

28-across – Crucial moments for which Charlie gets up : CRISES

29-across – Essential oil for a car test on mass of ice : BERGAMOT

2-down – Part of body disappearing as one stands : LAP

3-down – Bread is mine,thank you : PITTA

4-down – Wild West law enforcer,one separating two hands with fury : LONERANGER

5-down – Abrasive,turned up with computer peripherals : PUMICE

6-down – Horse that appears on the moon : MARE

7-down – Shivering,got nearer source of energy : GENERATOR

8-down – Band of light aircraft : LEDZEPPELIN

12-down – Somehow retrain teen for job in showbiz : ENTERTAINER

14-down – Salad lover moved to the country : ELSALVADOR

16-down – Naturally,they may fall off a cliff : LANDSLIPS

20-down – Centre installs unwarranted bath : HOTTUB

23-down – A Cuban export,strong drink,going by airline : RUMBA

24-down – Ponder aloud in old stables : MEWS

27-down – Sticky stuff not entirely satisfactory : GOO