Times Cryptic #28102

2021-10-07

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Across

1a

Petty playing about involving third of set (8)

5a

Silly old man at end of track? (6)

10a

Sail bark regularly, wearing bowler (9)

11a

Sail in yacht originally housed by Dahl briefly (5)

12a

Basil, perhapsor some other boy (4)

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13a

Continue tediously, knowing it's a predatory insect (9)

15a

Peacekeepers given supply of coal, perhaps showing no appreciation (10)

17a

Student finally visiting teacher in jail (4)

19a

Last of crops I see in storage tower (4)

20a

Ingredient of salad and stew carers prepared (10)

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22a

Trendy way one student mostly identifies academy (9)

24a

Sketch protégé brought from the East (4)

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26a

Shape of a London hospital mentioned in speech (5)

27a

Transport Tom hired, right for a month in Paris once (9)

28a

Warm up again before missing first qualifying round (6)

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29a

Tactful Native American in western half of region (8)

Down

1d

Period of abstinence for firm (4)

2d

Musical craftsman, poet, dramatist and novelist (6,9)

3d

Itch to join club keeping old ship's vessel (8)

4d

Unprotected, ultimately bitten by a sheep fly (5)

6d

Displace universal expert on Holy Writ (6)

7d

Blow one's top: dash off article, appending name (3,3,3,6)

8d

King showing displeasure when friend interrupts motor sport (10)

9d

Part of generator seasoned soldiers set up first (8)

14d

Part of target, collecting music for ball (10)

16d

Assess girl delayed securing entrance to university (8)

18d

Scholar possibly? That's open to speculation (8)

21d

Machine husband's left running in the Odeon, for example? (6)

23d

Resinous substance the Spanish give out endlessly (5)

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25d

Worry about being taken in by daily (4)