9-across – Dance tour abroad put on first of all : UNDERCOAT

10-across – Retroaction regularly is seen amongst the Gods : ERATO

11-across – Stupefy with gamble taken over shipping order : BESOT

12-across – Acting considerately, chucking up role in consortium : SYNDICATE

13-across – Frightened as the result of a slight cut in earnings : PANICKY

14-across – Against old order once found in Turkey : ANTIOCH

17-across – Try to get out of manufacturing, which originates in Tibet : INDUS

19-across – Bar starts with roll of drums : ROD

20-across – Drain away from lowest point : NADIR

21-across – Corrupt secretariat cast out of country : ERITREA

22-across – Quite recently acting in an amorous manner : FRESHLY

24-across – Scoffs very loudly — interjecting four times in constitutional convention : JEFFERSON

26-across – George is fit to be called the King : GABLE

28-across – Articulated demand to work making bread : KNEAD

29-across – Strict way to call hospital department : STRINGENT

1-down – Restrain mongrel starting to bark : CURB

2-down – Team is up to making two appearances in London : EDISON

3-down – Fault finder cites Right Reverend’s unruly gathering here in Paris : CRITICISER

4-down – Yellows all at sea after losing centre : WOLSEY

5-down – Old car rallying point : STANDARD

6-down – Spirit said to be made from pears : PERI

7-down – Like 5, reported to be angry and oversuspicious : PARANOID

8-down – Mount where 24 across is one of 4 losing speed : MORE

13-down – Old man at home finds sweetheart : PAINE

15-down – Beat knowledge and spirit with late finisher : TANKENGINE

16-down – Only just failing to secure the Labour leadership : HARDY

18-down – Dope can act as stooge for slow administration : DRIPFEED

19-down – Consider once more dimwits having a role in limited research : REASSESS

22-down – The very best clothes are about to leave processing plant : FINERY

23-down – Limps along having no use of left leg : HOBBES

24-down – Root receives Kent cap : JOKE

25-down – She led church movement in a circle : EDDY

27-down – Consumes a variety of teas : EATS

1-across – Main worker providing revolutionary war machine : FISHERMAN

6-across – Yellowish nut : BUFF

8-across – Lackey following party rule : DOMINION

9-across – One in factory, yielding : PLIANT

10-across – Nothing to hide in stuttering we suspect, as words hard to say : TONGUE

11-across – Posh kid has to tolerate travel by train, all may conclude : BROOKLYN

12-across – Not entirely destitute, Russian in a warm, com­forting place : UTERUS

15-across – The story of my wife, perhaps? : RELATION

16-across – Talking wordplaying reptile? That’s anarchic! : PUNKROCK

19-across – Concern parent’s shown about infant, finally : MATTER

21-across – One attached to an arrangement of holes? : SHOELACE

22-across – Join together small head on small person : STITCH

24-across – Ending in contact, an acknowledgement when hit with tip of épée? : TOUCHE

25-across – Mathematical statement in a quote, perhaps? : EQUATION

26-across – Separate card game : SNAP

27-across – Expression of contempt, one being caned? : RASPBERRY

1-down – Junk food including burger, ultimately for a Hobbit : FRODO

2-down – Primarily stylish bird, fashionable type : SWINGER

3-down – Cream slice’s ending on hat when thrown up : ELITE

4-down – Hear the sound of a lamb, perhaps, as a feature of one’s hotel room? : MINIBAR

5-down – Close to oven, half-baked bloomer keeps soft, don’t worry! : NOPROBLEM

6-down – Beef steak, say, filled with danger : BRISKET

7-down – By which Spooner might get hold of a rabbit in a sensitive area? : FUNNYBONE

13-down – A dash crestfallen, seeing American sporting success : TOUCHDOWN

14-down – One using catchphrases, someone looking to encapsulate fruity name? : SLOGANEER

17-down – Born among wolves, raised to show a bit of leg : KNEECAP

18-down – Guards look to restrain agent from below : KEEPERS

20-down – See 10 : TWISTER

22-down – Mostly short and stocky, black fledgling : SQUAB

23-down – Holding on, howl is intimate : CRONY

4-across – Appropriate to be astride a horse : TAKAHE

6-across – Whisk round a couple of eggs for starters : BEEEATER

9-across – A European sun-lover may, do you say? : BASQUE

10-across – Righted a wrong in later life : THIRDAGE

11-across – Why Imogen constructed this grid is not important : FORTHEBIRDS

15-across – One lawyer looking embarrassed, being rude : ILLBRED

17-across – Book one form of transport with equipment for gardener : IVANHOE

18-across – Be conscious of the sea, perhaps, aboard ship : SHEARWATERS

22-across – American island is a struggling former colony : RHODESIA

23-across – Encouragement to opera singer who took nude role : GODIVA

24-across – A gun, when packed in clothing : WHEATEAR

25-across – Red Sea and river in France : MERLOT

1-down – Symptom of cold keeps husband in : CHOUGH

2-down – Female runner : HENHARRIER

3-down – 1 of 50 garments in a range for uplifting : NEBRASKA

4-down – What blonde means, putting the counter-argument : TOBEFAIR

5-down – Rest, relaxing by lake, in thematic film : KESTRELS

7-down – Drink over a litre : TEAL

8-down – Dunderhead is not all there : RHEA

12-down – Overcoming resistance, move reluct­antly to capital : BUDGERIGAR

13-down – Who would send such an invoice — it’s cobblers! : SHOEBILL

14-down – Get back to work when day breaks : REDSTART

16-down – Owning collection, I sort out artist : ROSSETTI

19-down – Commonly own a complete range — I say! : AVOCET

20-down – First in consecutive series : CROW

21-down – Port is not quite finished : DOVE

1-across – Standard pain not entirely ideal : PARAGON

5-across – Hugging skill backfiring, kiss — this kept up one’s sleeve? : SNOTRAG

9-across – What is able to keep children fit? A nut! : PECAN

10-across – Painful thing seeing a couple almost knocked over by relative : CARBUNCLE

11-across – Permit banning it, we go in clumsily — that’s providing authorisation : EMPOWERING

12-across – In chlorine, one finds a gas : NEON

14-across – Might one recognise a story that is by man who talks backwards embraced by reader? : LIEDETECTOR

18-across – Mountaineer out for the count : ENUMERATION

21-across – Sweet — or not? : TART

22-across – Two locos — make sure the little one’s going in the right place : POTTYTRAIN

25-across – Short suit in the bag : BRIEFCASE

26-across – Little time in the King and I for musical instruction : TUTTI

27-across – Course ahead initially among the branches? : AINTREE

28-across – Little support for pond life : TADPOLE

1-down – Riddle, corny stuff? : PEPPER

2-down – Method majestic sovereign set up : RECIPE

3-down – Actor, part of one’s make-up less restrained : GENEWILDER

4-down – King released from pound, more agreeable : NICER

5-down – Plain figure in the end dividing complex integers : SERENGETI

6-down – Load of extra money skimmed : ONUS

7-down – People eating European cheese dish : RACLETTE

8-down – Author Ray after centre parting, leaves : GREENERY

13-down – Control said to be brought back : REINSTATED

15-down – Fancy getting flesh out : ELABORATE

16-down – Green initiative’s ultimate supporter getting item in a column : VERTEBRA

17-down – 1 Aug and solver finally cracking this puzzle here : GUARDIAN

19-down – Shabby stuff besides, beating performance? : TATTOO

20-down – Half the field in one sport, legal in another? : ONSIDE

23-down – Illegal practice that’s much studied in the City : THEFT

24-down – A force flying up in the distance : AFAR

4-across – M pursuing police officers in upset state : DISMAY

6-across – M that is with new : JULIENNE

9-across – Sculptor’s M to wear cravat, oddly : CANOVA

10-across – M round America aboard illuminated vessel : LIFEBOAT

11-across – Marshal or others checking M for stratagem : TROJANHORSE

15-across – M in site renovated for Turkish hostels : IMARETS

17-across – Group with M to take clothing from punter : OCTETTE

18-across – M in tailored gear isn’t something performers put on : GREASEPAINT

22-across – Fancies M tucking into cold desserts : CAPRICES

23-across – Lad has M with cout­urier losing face : JUNIOR

24-across – Ruined theatre with appeal after M : DECREPIT

25-across – Measures M in borders of Greece and Sweden : GAUGES

1-down – Country where a cross-dresser’s in trouble, turning back : LATVIA

2-down – Thus little marsupial’s protected by parents in places to play : MUSICROOMS

3-down – It might save you from prison sentence when on smack : LIFEBELT

4-down – 1950s’ hairstyle is nothing to follow : DUCKTAIL

5-down – Reasons to get excited, embracing hot ladies abroad : SENHORAS

7-down – Congress cut corner : NOOK

8-down – Cooks throwing away hot food : EATS

12-down – Lag gets stir? Yes, he’s in need of reform : HYSTERESIS

13-down – Without piano, band leader is impressive : STRIKING

14-down – Crossworders getting back parts in movies : WESTERNS

16-down – It helps one who’s boiling mad, initially interrupting to incite row : EGGTIMER

19-down – Many left old city in China : PLURAL

20-down – Suffered discomfort leaving hotel that’s provided a good service? : ACED

21-down – Perhaps its work leads to energy consumption : OPEC