Guardian Cryptic #28012

2019-12-24

Solve on Guardian →

Across

1a

Preposterous seamen tried for East Enders' audition (6)

4a

Commended installation of lift in Palladium (7)

9a

We may hear soldier bring down retardant from plane (9)

10a

Very good team ultimately invincible, being out of this world (5)

11a

Mature writer on Christian discipline? (5)

12a

4 inch boxes for bracelets (9)

13a

Problems unloading weight on large trucks (7)

15a

Noted midday excursionist returns, confounded (6)

17a

Retreating pets must keep it motionless (6)

19a

Guts shown by couple turning and smothering last of fire (7)

22a

Singer with no regrets, if paid the rent? (5,4)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Spectacle's modest, 50 having withdrawn (5)

26a

Swimmer using river always stopped by lake (5)

27a

Among clues I do dreadfully, one is to be savoured (9)

28a

Most dirty knees regularly scrubbed in spring (7)

29a

Rob's cut and run before church (6)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Alarm when engineers put in anything worn (7)

2d

Take tea, perhaps, without your sweetener (5)

3d

Give more time to sextet in free concert? (9)

4d

Coin once found in north-east France pocketed by doctor from south (7)

5d

Nutmeg, for one, having bottom pinched by a setter at lunch? (5)

6d

Master receiving kiss when artist finds flower (9)

7d

Three cardinals with boring clothing? Far from it (6)

8d

Like posh children occupying seats, every other one being taken (4,2)

14d

Irreverent drunk docking tail of deacon's dog (9)

16d

Afflicted in Pariscold, shivering (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

WWII veteran's language curbed by court (7)

19d

Face punched by officer, rising skilfully (6)

20d

Performer playing sitar with extremely trite accompaniment (7)

21d

Superstar on boundary (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Pack lunch or deliver sandwiches (5)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Waterfowl, say, including small ducks on the rise (5)