Guardian Cryptic #28407

2021-03-31

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Across

9a

Writing that could make me proposea contradiction in terms? (5,4)

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10a

Thomas, poet and Nobel Prize winner (5)

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11a

Is inclined to delete nothing from pieces of poetry (5)

12a

Wildly romanced, clutching English or Italian love stories (9)

13a

Nasty European immersed in ten gallons, perhaps (7)

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14a

Washed over front of crowd gathered together (7)

17a

Indulge, oddly, poetaster's endinghis work's limited (5)

19a

Dedicated lyric to listeners that's outstanding (3)

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20a

Untrained old volunteers retreating in conflict (2,3)

21a

Reveals our country's introducing new degrees (7)

22a

Harsh about replacing author's final piece (7)

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24a

Genuine article installed by company that signals danger (4,5)

26a

Cut that 3, when split and reassembled (5)

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28a

Patriarch named in a chapter in part of OT (5)

29a

Rhyming slang, say, is included by US author, male (9)

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Down

1d

Starts off every poem in collection in style of Homer (4)

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2d

Boy with fishing gear, eg lines set on Westminster Bridge (6)

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3d

Poetic structures in novel serve in support of text (5,5)

4d

French composition from Byrondelightful (6)

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5d

Is the speaker on type of TV friendly? (8)

6d

Source of first introduction that rhymes? (4)

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7d

Humorous bio priest cut and cut (8)

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8d

Ascribed source of many rhymes before long (4)

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13d

It's found among 3, with fixed syllabic structure, similar to this (5)

15d

Radio station's broadcast about readingand writing? (10)

16d

Elegy, say, cleared up (5)

18d

Fruit put on heapone concerned next clue but one (8)

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19d

Nameless constable demolished barrier (8)

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22d

Old man disturbed in tree (6)

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23d

One upset about verse is completing stanzas (6)

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24d

Lots of islands having female dotty characters? (4)

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25d

Quartet's initial scheme for 2, perhaps (4)

27d

Frost's old-fashioned poem (4)

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