Across
5a
Place for money in topical story (7,7)
See 1
27a
Spider’s back in cross-section (8)
Activists regularly snapped at invading European country (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters of sNaPpEd At in GREECE (European country)
Shape of extremely simplistic, unethical president (6)
Protrusion which, if cycling, gives an unpleasant feeling (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HANGOVER (unpleasant feeling) with each half ‘cycling’
Robin Hood finally featured in best rare performance (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[hoo]D in an anagram (performance) of BEST RARE
Times love to put in derrière that’s voluptuous (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
X (times) + O (love) in BUM (derrière)
Not late like an aristocrat? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Earl-y – like an earl
Underwear I should slip in for restaurant (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BRASSIERE (underwear) with the I ‘slipping’ two places
Hard-working and dealing with it without a break (8)
Film born out of commoner suffering (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (suffering) of COMMO[ne]R minus né (born)
Flower working in America where the sun don’t shine? (10)
See 10
29a
Not clever like criminals, but close (5,2,7)
See 28
Down
Said solver dribbles from part of the ear (7)
Drive away outcast that’s returned (5)
To which pyjamas may be close connection? (7)
Hope leader is dropped in pointless party (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[h]OPE + NO USE (pointless) with the H dropped – it’s a down clue, so it doesn’t mean deleted this time
I am unable to help function without beer? (2,3,2)
Show transformed during relegation (13)
Wild one’s into dance movement (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’S (one’s) in BALL (dance) TIC (movement) – ‘wild’ as in ‘go ballistic’ (I spent a minute or two toying with ‘ballet(ic)’ but I think this is right now)
Overseas character in a spot beginning to hunt for navigation angle (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MU (overseas character) in A ZIT (a spot) + H[unt]
Shout to enrol indigenous people in school (7)
Philistine drinks a lot in elementary form (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I SO TOPE – Philistine drinks a lot
Medical condition has the woman in a mess (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HER (the woman) + an anagram (mess) of IN A
Flier that’s not helping the Scottish Tourist Board (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue