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

9-across – Increase each client’s capital : UPPERCASE

10-across – Odd airline’s dance : RUMBA

11-across – What Musashi Miyamoto eats? : SASHIMI

12-across – Suffer in German and therefore in Latin : UNDERGO

13-across – Reeves’ assistant,say,screwed up idea : AIDE

14-across – Cheats with every second bullet boring outraged readers : ADULTERERS

16-across – Publish in haste,lacking wherewithal to make papyrus : RUSHOUT

17-across – Commonwealth partner opposed to fruit being cut short twice : ANTIGUA

19-across – Modest fare returned to pub – followed by a spasm : UNEMPHATIC

22-across – Nothing emptied restaurant like an old club chairman in a blazer? : FART

24-across – Poetry in motion has new disorder : ENTROPY

25-across – Pepper setter,protected by horse : PIMENTO

26-across – Such as Shere Khan heard here? : TAIGA

27-across – Paid off bill,including cut for joint : AMORTISED

1-down – Aristotle unsure about game best unplayed : RUSSIANROULETTE

2-down – Turns sanctimonious bugger in backward glance : EPISODES

3-down – One slips during trial of lag : TRAIL

4-down – Illegally issued amidst a revolution involving untold number : SAMIZDAT

5-down – Making lax use of it : SEXUAL

6-down – Those with degrees dine out,inspired by good wishes : GRADIENTS

7-down – Become apparent in last of coffee blend : EMERGE

8-down – Signal most recent conversation – pronouncement while playing 1? : FAMOUSLASTWORDS

15-down – Source of pressure for Putin running amok includes wild romp before start of talks : KOMPROMAT

17-down – Kremlin-style : AGITPROP

18-down – Such transparency is not made with glass : GLASNOST

20-down – Require leads to end now; the act is looming : ENTAIL

21-down – Still a road to – or from – the Big Apple : ANYWAY

23-down – ‘I could be a toolmaker’ – Starmer’s first lie on the radio : SMITH

9-across – Continuing past main road turning right? Absolutely! : IMPERFECT

10-across – Over here taking puff,it’s exhilarating : HEADY

11-across – German takes road east and puts his foot down : HASTENS

12-across – Wrongly flippant about ancient region : ILLYRIA

13-across – Set aside vote to sack leader : ALLOT

14-across – Put right over what reactionary branch of mathematics? : SETTHEORY

16-across – Card rejected,sisters got angry on being detained – apology noted : MISSOTISREGRETS

19-across – Foreign seamen’s applications kept upfront – they’ll all be handled the same : NAMESAKES

21-across – Become a total bore,might you say? : GOTHE

22-across – Still escorting Desperate Dora,a very old date : YEARDOT

23-across – Ground with different entrance nearer the action : INFIELD

24-across – Passed out moving closer to Bermuda Triangle : DELTA

25-across – Don very deficient in self-regard? F——-! : PROFANITY

1-down – One holding up other road users : HIGHWAYMAN

2-down – Premature ejaculation initially upsetting – maybe it’s the French letters : EPISTLES

3-down – Minister a bore about his subject : PRIEST

4-down – Guy called out for drinks : TEAS

5-down – Half of street parking removed,snaps seeing constraints : STRICTURES

6-down – See 21 Across : WHOLEHOG

7-down – Cut in pub brawl in Mexican neighbourhood : BARRIO

8-down – Picked up small bird : MYNA

14-down – Joiner Snug’s first key tip – act differently : STICKYTAPE

15-down – Previous times OK – runs during training steady : YESTERDAYS

17-down – Rock band’s origin occasionally embellished : OBSIDIAN

18-down – <span>Cast! She finally got callback regarding </span><i>American Beauty</i> : ESTHETIC

20-down – Very few spotted? : MEASLY

21-down – Have a good laugh at bull that’s cute? : GUFFAW

22-down – Why worry about alien? : YODA

23-down – Going over the top,Romeo’s tackling very hard : IRON