Times Cryptic #26899

2017-12-04

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Across

1a

Ball game's all over without one got in by Canaries? (9)

6a

A lot of ginger, say, in jelly (5)

9a

What could make matrons beam (7)

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10a

Finish old cheese item with hard-to-remember name (7)

11a

Hunger for money (3)

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12a

Get annoyed with detail in embroidery (11)

14a

Short trip that is taken by class (6)

15a

Sneak home late (8)

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17a

Bottom perhaps ruined hat with inane transformation (8)

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19a

Divided affection between Charlie and Nick, initially (6)

22a

Smooth sailorwith uniform splitting I'm a star attraction (11)

23a

Bread for one of the water birds (3)

25a

Shells, perhaps, put back in a cleansing solution (7)

27a

Instrument's a relic, unfortunately possessing little volume (7)

28a

Trim old penny black (5)

29a

Nutcracker, say, partly exuded sap when used badly (3,2,4)

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Down

1d

The two years together in basic accommodation (5)

2d

Pupil of the French composer in England meeting resistance (7)

3d

Where words go together without India's lack of feeling? (11)

4d

What propels black sheep to swap places (6)

5d

Rising river breaking bank is not one's first concern (8)

6d

A run past (3)

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7d

Cease cutting hair style daily (3,4)

8d

Top river site for tobogganing (6,3)

13d

Where to seek help with unruly attendant (7,4)

14d

Damp lawns treated for waterlogged area (9)

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16d

Privy, in the style of backbencher getting illumination with motion (4,4)

18d

English copywriter under hotel chief (7)

20d

Inoculant needs a small volume injected into climber (7)

21d

Fish dishes include prime pieces of salmon and cod (6)

24d

Spar containing radium and alkaline mineral (5)

26d

No military ships will abandon velocity (3)