Times Cryptic #26630

2017-01-24

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Across

1a

Fail to understand a line in prayer book (6)

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4a

Parties attended by occasional misfits (8)

10a

Adult man, I suspect, in a state in India (5,4)

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11a

Some breach, a small gorge (5)

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12a

Figure taking drugs (3)

13a

Down track, a butterfly (11)

14a

Disaster, a boat docked if reversing at first (6)

16a

Eating less, perhaps, accountant's to get in shape (3-4)

19a

Asian serial I broadcast (7)

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20a

Fleece coats too much for light cloth (6)

22a

Choice cut in drink store (11)

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25a

Cat monster returns (3)

26a

Little room behind one, good packed house (5)

27a

About ten cryptic clues I have for 'sole' (9)

28a

Russian novelist yearning to cut revolutionary opening (8)

29a

Assuming all is well, a quiz banking billions (2,4)

Down

1d

Food processor turned up a lot for meat (6)

2d

Amazingly memorise taste of Liebfraumilch? One might (9)

3d

A sailor coming up in travel guide? (5)

5d

Nonsense written about odd bits of each learner driver's technique (6-8)

6d

Resist work initially with passion in plant (9)

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7d

Climber needing a spike to climb (5)

8d

Pretend to be prompt, taking time out (8)

9d

Scot happened to eat speciality, English dish (8,6)

15d

Load the night before, first of deliveries in shop (9)

17d

New digs, separate houses next door (9)

18d

Error racing down the motorway? (8)

21d

Intention to complain (6)

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23d

One measures a big gun, perhaps? (5)

24d

Antidote to stand on head of Toby Belch! (5)