Times Cryptic #27147

2018-09-19

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Across

1a

Hobo needs a large drink (6)

4a

Woman shows anger about nothingshe's one of these? (8)

10a

Clued-up company worker is about to celebrate retiring (9)

11a

Spray water on a book (5)

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12a

Note about film actors (7)

13a

Notice one in angry discourse exuding heat? (7)

14a

Fiddle about, in need of passion (5)

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15a

Greek statesman has page and two men following (8)

18a

Most stylish sixties film? There's something wet about it (8)

20a

Game backed by man of nonsense, not a leader (5)

23a

Chief's tucked into eggs and lettuce (7)

25a

Article, coloured on the outside with a stain (7)

26a

Cook, enthusiast for sweet American cake (5)

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27a

Remain close when protecting old group hiding away (9)

28a

Sleepy type beginning to moan when instruction to wake up comes round (8)

29a

NI party holds bizarre rally (4,2)

Down

1d

Support Wolves? This might be checked at entrance to ground (8)

2d

Tycoon featured in publication, "name" getting worried (7)

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3d

Grand hospital department needing engineers in situation where things fall apart (9)

5d

Reading petition, ranter becomes unsettled (14)

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6d

Pest upset Parliament, probing charity (5)

7d

Male at party entertained by individual performing live (7)

8d

Aim to preserve a set of books in cabin (6)

9d

Phony presence felt as deception (5,9)

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16d

Supply of wine drunk by long-term professional soldier (9)

17d

Old revolutionary caught by trick, a financial problem (5,3)

19d

Halt, stopping short, with awful rain in sheets (7)

21d

Element of humility not unknown after thrashing (7)

22d

Journalist, having travelled in, is worn out (6)

24d

Keen on including composer's last piece of music (5)