Times Cryptic #28002

2021-06-12

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Across

1a

Neighbourhood facility in doubt, briefly (7)

5a

Live comedian by church entrance (7)

9a

Twelve months in Scottish resort (3)

10a

Foreigner's complaint about a doctor in quiz broadcast (11)

11a

What one's called on to arrange with a free minute (8)

12a

Happy laughter leading to outrage (6)

15a

Pants one's expecting to be up (4)

16a

Duty seen as unfair, to take most of the strain (7,3)

18a

Had deer, when tailed, escaped across lake? (10)

19a

What of Roman Britain's capital? (4)

22a

Very little food left after I have ended fast (6)

23a

Company taking off in parts of Stranraer, of Lothian (8)

25a

One doing concert tours was deranged church employee? (11)

27a

Sort of request that has no weight (3)

28a

Very deep article has girl reflecting on past (7)

29a

Powerful figure of French fighter something too much to take? (7)

Down

1d

Muscle needed to carry very loud English drunk (7)

2d

Member of service personnel waving a frantic arm (11)

3d

Note Dynasty actor's skill? (6)

4d

Noisy show has dull finisha visiting artist snoring? (10)

5d

Dislodge from behind piano (4)

6d

Cat on stage after somersaulting dogs (8)

7d

Tense, short letter (3)

8d

Cross bears hinder mad axeman (7)

13d

Guilt one's tortured with bound to be shed? (11)

14d

Graduate at bank mostly goaded for wearing shorts? (10)

17d

Judge fair Spanish girl's capacity for humour (8)

18d

Upset a group such as Amnesty, put up in Italian city (7)

20d

Came down to the sea as day was dying (7)

21d

Persecution, from memory, coming after purging of generals initially (6)

24d

What American might offer to settle it? (4)

26d

Clown losing hat: which you like? (3)