Times Cryptic #27350

2019-05-14

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Across

1a

Helicopter heading off, one making short trip? (6)

4a

Piano player ultimately avoids Chopin's pieces maybe (8)

10a

Problem with electricity supply has firm in torment (7)

11a

Agreement to impose restraining influence on prisoner (7)

12a

Appealed, having switched sides, for subs (4)

13a

Artful nude, terribly dishonest (10)

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15a

Caution about Englishresult of much study? (9)

16a

Plant for making mixed drink (5)

18a

The French officer retreats, becoming confined (5)

19a

Fellow works to produce plan (9)

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21a

Bit of skeleton encountered west of a Turkish city (10)

23a

Shopping facility everyone's found by motorway (4)

26a

Ace, endlessly gloomy, has nothing lovingly expressed (7)

27a

Democrat in running to be US President once (7)

28a

He has batted in cricket match brieflyin struggle for this? (3,5)

29a

Male leading Queen, an experienced performer (6)

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Down

1d

Orthodox believer possesses half-formed notion (5)

2d

Claim poet is misguided, having old-fashioned ideas about the stars? (9)

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3d

Make listener listen finally (4)

5d

Precious one getting lost somehow gets back (7)

6d

Hiding pain, the Parisian wastes away (10)

7d

Crowd departs on journey lacking purpose? (5)

8d

Team on top of list? One could be up against the wall! (4,5)

9d

Charlie departing for good in order to get academic award (6)

14d

Disruptionsmusic-maker is not playing (10)

15d

Kind of average temperature after spring (4-5)

17d

Exposing cleric somewhere in London (9)

19d

Place for three men in a boat, reported author (7)

20d

No time for stifling expression of disgust, revealing nothing (6)

22d

Attempted to get lid off box of delights? (5)

24d

Drink in African camp (5)

25d

Destructive fly makes one terrified (4)