1-across – One who sends stories to papers in scoops: Prince Andrew mostly let off : SPECIAL

5-across – Grill liberal before Reform UK MP : LATTICE

10-across – Pandora’s box keeps order for something bad : ASBO

11-across – Wanting lolly or biscuit : SHORTBREAD

12-across – Age they smell,looking back,around start of adolescence : SEASON

13-across – Correcting The King that’s out of line during call : REVISING

14-across – Prove herbalists wrong having dismissed recipe : ESTABLISH

16-across – A key passage : AISLE

17-across – Boozers drinking in quiet places : SPOTS

19-across – Get on blue broadcast with saucy thing in recession : DOUBLEDIP

23-across – Unite member joining company to strike : COMPOUND

24-across – Let oneself down as bails knocked off with back of knee : ABSEIL

26-across – Fire in this? Rang fire bell essentially distressed : RIFLERANGE

27-across – Fearful American to get married : AWED

28-across – One might fix bridge as it tends to wobble : DENTIST

29-across – Rider from celebrity on vacation : CYCLIST

2-down – Have group sex missing former partner,repeatedly : POSSESS

3-down – Ford hybrid : CROSS

4-down – Idiot secure having taken away Iran’s primary weapons : ARSENAL

6-down – Show up around college that’s busy : ACTIVE

7-down – Spinner to enter game goes off length during match : TURNSTILE

8-down – Designer trousers new for sewer? : CHANNEL

9-down – See 1 Across : CORRESPONDENT

15-down – Gold sovereign: one great deal that could help bank : AUTOPILOT

18-down – Portrait for hanging up in mansion : PROFILE

20-down – Last couple in bar re-ordered pure spirit : BRAVERY

21-down – Cold Brigitte Bardot’s here getting cape : ICINESS

22-down – Arrogance of lead form teacher upset over uniform : HUBRIS

25-down – Hold up sign at front high : STALL

1-across – One who sends stories to papers in scoops: Prince Andrew mostly let off : SPECIAL

5-across – Grill liberal before Reform UK MP : LATTICE

10-across – Pandora’s box keeps order for something bad : ASBO

11-across – Wanting lolly or biscuit : SHORTBREAD

12-across – Age they smell,looking back,around start of adolescence : SEASON

13-across – Correcting The King that’s out of line during call : REVISING

14-across – Prove herbalists wrong having dismissed recipe : ESTABLISH

16-across – A key passage : AISLE

17-across – Boozers drinking in quiet places : SPOTS

19-across – Get on blue broadcast with saucy thing in recession : DOUBLEDIP

23-across – Unite member joining company to strike : COMPOUND

24-across – Let oneself down as bails knocked off with back of knee : ABSEIL

26-across – Fire in this? Rang fire bell essentially distressed : RIFLERANGE

27-across – Fearful American to get married : AWED

28-across – One might fix bridge as it tends to wobble : DENTIST

29-across – Rider from celebrity on vacation : CYCLIST

2-down – Have group sex missing former partner,repeatedly : POSSESS

3-down – Ford hybrid : CROSS

4-down – Idiot secure having taken away Iran’s primary weapons : ARSENAL

6-down – Show up around college that’s busy : ACTIVE

7-down – Spinner to enter game goes off length during match : TURNSTILE

8-down – Designer trousers new for sewer? : CHANNEL

9-down – See 1 Across : CORRESPONDENT

15-down – Gold sovereign: one great deal that could help bank : AUTOPILOT

18-down – Portrait for hanging up in mansion : PROFILE

20-down – Last couple in bar re-ordered pure spirit : BRAVERY

21-down – Cold Brigitte Bardot’s here getting cape : ICINESS

22-down – Arrogance of lead form teacher upset over uniform : HUBRIS

25-down – Hold up sign at front high : STALL

1-across – Doctor told lab nothing will come from it : DOTBALL

5-across – Corporate body running risk over start of enquiry – revealing these? : PORKIES

9-across – Punch’s old material : CHINO

10-across – Dummy trial for Trump rejected witness : TESTIFIER

11-across – Easy to pick up,Sir said previously : NIGHTLIGHT

12-across – Point to neat gin – it’s wrong drink for test : WINE

14-across – Preceding score no more than satisfactory : UPTOSCRATCH

18-across – Timeless Punjabi superstar being fanciful? It won’t be true : URBANLEGEND

21-across – Come together shouting ‘Booby!’ : KNIT

22-across – Pricing rod for ‘guidance’ – it may be used for beating : RIDINGCROP

25-across – Herb Alpert releasing record – aim is to get hit : ARTEMISIA

26-across – Arab returning very soon : OMANI

27-across – Badmouth teacher getting sack : DISMISS

28-across – See 12 : TASTING

1-down – Want to accommodate Charlie round town,OK? : DECENT

2-down – What often awaits you at A&E? Visit with no parking taking a very long time : TRIAGE

3-down – Reverses,so doing showing hesitation : ABOUTTURNS

4-down – ‘Stick with it!’ Fail occasionally getting upset : LATHI

5-down – Following bad feeling second intervenes quickly : POSTHASTE

6-down – Train flier : RAIL

7-down – Why I went to Pizza Express for a starter? : INITIATE

8-down – Grating a lot of cheese,cry after mishap : SCREECHY

13-down – Promises to provide funding for archaeologist’s work upfront – that’s great : PRODIGIOUS

15-down – ‘So,about young woman on the internet?’ : THEMISSUS

16-down – Caught in Scotland,maybe the biggest city in the country : AUCKLAND

17-down – Prevents originally one motelier having sex : OBVIATES

19-down – Threatened horny individual,one bothering a girl : ARGALI

20-down – Pop up in bookies’ enclosure? : SPRING

23-down – Not the done thing to sleep through it : INAPT

24-down – Content to clear Zulu fighters : IMPI

1-across – A historic offer to edit film about race : CHARIOTSOFFIRE

8-across – Vestment taken by a new saint : ALBAN

9-across – As precaution,banking extremely rare profit : INCREASE

11-across – Pregnant fish has this laborious progress through water,we hear : HARDROE

12-across – Naughty bits of dessert to finish at end of tea : PUDENDA

13-across – Gather in numbers for cycling,then drink : ASSAM

15-across – Pokes fun,having posed by van Gogh painting : SATIRISES

17-across – Swear non-stop: question in pub is ridiculous non-event : DAMPSQUIB

20-across – In author’s works,chapter is not by her? : CANON

21-across – Across Aegean regularly terrible rain falls : NIAGARA

23-across – Bar is excellent but cold inside : CHOCICE

25-across – Islander wrong to coat eyelashes : SICILIAN

26-across – Spice up the Iliad,etc : EPICS

27-across – Choice of grassy areas,nothing special : COMMONORGARDEN

1-down – Have to sleep outside bedroom,it may appear,a disastrous comedown : CRASHLANDING

2-down – Light warning room has no central heating : AMBER

3-down – Fool,I sound hesitant to wear skirt when getting up : IGNORAMUS

4-down – One extending journeys round continental Europe in the first instance : TRICEPS

5-down – Still up in Ohio canal? Head back : OCCIPUT

6-down – Analyst runs into protracted quarrel : FREUD

7-down – Students suggested national flag design : RISINGSUN

10-down – Husband to Anne Sanders,novel author : HANSANDERSEN

14-down – Congenial,so admitting I love my country,suppressing riot : SIMPATICO

16-down – Concept album from Gibraltar? : ROCKOPERA

18-down – Middle Easterner gets a new leader,one who is out of this world : URANIAN

19-down – Pig slaughtered once in pub : BACONER

22-down – Maxim: one not the first that’s empty? : AXIOM

24-down – One short film about castle finally covered in greenery : IVIED

1-across – A historic offer to edit film about race : CHARIOTSOFFIRE

8-across – Vestment taken by a new saint : ALBAN

9-across – As precaution,banking extremely rare profit : INCREASE

11-across – Pregnant fish has this laborious progress through water,we hear : HARDROE

12-across – Naughty bits of dessert to finish at end of tea : PUDENDA

13-across – Gather in numbers for cycling,then drink : ASSAM

15-across – Pokes fun,having posed by van Gogh painting : SATIRISES

17-across – Swear non-stop: question in pub is ridiculous non-event : DAMPSQUIB

20-across – In author’s works,chapter is not by her? : CANON

21-across – Across Aegean regularly terrible rain falls : NIAGARA

23-across – Bar is excellent but cold inside : CHOCICE

25-across – Islander wrong to coat eyelashes : SICILIAN

26-across – Spice up the Iliad,etc : EPICS

27-across – Choice of grassy areas,nothing special : COMMONORGARDEN

1-down – Have to sleep outside bedroom,it may appear,a disastrous comedown : CRASHLANDING

2-down – Light warning room has no central heating : AMBER

3-down – Fool,I sound hesitant to wear skirt when getting up : IGNORAMUS

4-down – One extending journeys round continental Europe in the first instance : TRICEPS

5-down – Still up in Ohio canal? Head back : OCCIPUT

6-down – Analyst runs into protracted quarrel : FREUD

7-down – Students suggested national flag design : RISINGSUN

10-down – Husband to Anne Sanders,novel author : HANSANDERSEN

14-down – Congenial,so admitting I love my country,suppressing riot : SIMPATICO

16-down – Concept album from Gibraltar? : ROCKOPERA

18-down – Middle Easterner gets a new leader,one who is out of this world : URANIAN

19-down – Pig slaughtered once in pub : BACONER

22-down – Maxim: one not the first that’s empty? : AXIOM

24-down – One short film about castle finally covered in greenery : IVIED