Times Cryptic #27100

2018-07-26

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Across

1a

Bolt that is attached to drive (5)

4a

A stroll in the park leads up garden path to gorge (4,5)

9a

A computer network block is in binary (9)

10a

War hero off to meet the Queen (5)

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11a

Endless confounded traps alternating current and past state (6)

12a

Leaves visibly embarrassed hosts with no other option? (8)

14a

Music to send nanny's boy to sleep? (10)

16a

Coup d'état removing number two by force (4)

19a

Clobber with blow after spinning round (4)

20a

Ball girl chosen for final footie match (10)

22a

Peers in time bother to hold end of debate up (3,5)

23a

Bucks, might one possibly say, and cuts loose? (6)

26a

Take courses provided by university somewhere in Italy (5)

27a

Dieter's pal possibly cut starchy, fatty food he's just started (9)

28a

Article on a smart UK foreign relations manual (4,5)

29a

Understand whose turn it is to catch one, say (5)

Down

1d

Unduly complacent about cunning doctor's thought-provoking prescription? (5,4)

2d

Run after players in training, locating kit (5)

3d

One favouring gangsterism as a rule, or combat manoeuvres (8)

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4d

Edge of fibre, knotted up, frayed at edges (4)

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5d

Employee in school yard up for keeping secret with boy (6,4)

6d

Deputy deserts master (6)

7d

Get a poor price for German and Irish lines (9)

8d

A lot coming with commercial storage unit (5)

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13d

Snackbar at first makes its sandwiches in batter (10)

15d

Short drama piece broadcast live for now (5,4)

17d

End of story which is told initially by bowler? (5,4)

18d

Island's criminal society keeping racket up (8)

21d

Appliances seen often in gents clubs? Not very (6)

22d

Answer jumped-up Lord or Lady in frenzy (5)

24d

Taking in too much limited-overs cricket not good (5)

25d

Maybe miss out with odd bits of insignia (4)