Times Cryptic #27456

2019-09-14

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Across

1a

Minister of Art interfering? (6)

4a

King backing court worker to provide navigational aid (8)

10a

Belted in clothes? (9)

11a

Food from sea or river that pop's catching (5)

12a

Preparation one follows for racing at Monte Carlo, say (7)

13a

Favour habitual routine with standard input (7)

14a

Graduate behind others returning to dance (5)

15a

Bungling agent turns in later on island (8)

18a

Seaman posted elsewhere cleared outhe's not here (8)

20a

Aunt may have had her fill of men in particular (5)

23a

Lines from distraught colleague leaving LA (7)

25a

After thirty days or so without leader, I'll become very busy (2,3,2)

26a

Long drink popular primarily among volunteers, once (5)

27a

They raise tax, or else supply housing (9)

28a

One place for seniors in France is hotel in capital (4,4)

29a

Humble dude made American disheartened (6)

Down

1d

I set limit on raised hand for fighting? I might (8)

2d

Line on map, I note, spread upwards (7)

3d

Keep down payment where porridge is served and consumed (9)

5d

Puny Victor slipped away, having first endured suffering (14)

6d

Pennies in membership fees for kids (5)

7d

Plug more suitable for specialist joiner (7)

8d

Stuff that could start fire kept in derelict stores (6)

9d

Generally proportioned American girl spotlighted? (5,2,3,4)

16d

Get into overall after exercise class (9)

17d

Focuses bottom of picture, with no error at the edges (6,2)

19d

Is member's name inscribed in live records (7)

21d

Eeyore's faulty sight? (7)

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22d

Player one's unlikely to release? (6)

24d

Upstanding husband tweeted champ (5)