Guardian Cryptic #27823

2019-05-17

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Across

1a

Bar where XXXX's brewed Dutch settler drinks (6)

4a

More than one bound to get drink in bar (7)

9a

Bar beginning to rock, joint almost back in mood (9)

10a

Russian dish baked without filling, virtually inedible at first (5)

11a

Useless exercise by pioneer oddly forgotten (5)

12a

Money returned by the way, covered by bill for meat (4,5)

13a

Buttocks finally scratched by short Middle Eastern woman famous for modelling (7)

15a

Flipping dull, echoing gong (3-3)

17a

Hat figure put on head, turned around (6)

19a

Old annalist understood everyone here (7)

22a

In shelter, female with long fingernail given a wide berth (4,5)

24a

Name a character in the centre of big Gulf state (5)

26a

Wine bar frequented by sweet Fanny Adams (5)

27a

Elastic band found in small bar (9)

28a

Supporter left in street, befuddled (7)

29a

Jolly casual punches in bar (6)

Down

1d

In bar, risk bottles (7)

2d

Game of cards seldom breaking banks (5)

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3d

Trouble looking worse ultimately, certainly with retinue (9)

4d

Old player, female in the field grabbed by supporter (3,4)

5d

Something to solve on double-decker (5)

6d

Travelling, some fork taken in country, heading for town (9)

7d

Barry, it could be said, appears difficult (6)

8d

Bar supporting bridge venture? (6)

14d

Drifter on bar, overly sensitive type (9)

16d

Staff party in a new part of Greece (9)

18d

Foot I test out, trapping two balls? (7)

19d

Tentative insight as to why crack is filled with two gases (6)

20d

Queen Mary, say, getting bottom scrubbed, so cold (7)

21d

Private sector's heart broken by waste (6)

23d

Head off alien, green head off! (5)

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25d

State of Brazil's sheepish comment about greeting (5)