1-across – Old republic in South America forms a new one : SOMALIA

5-across – British invade to threaten state : LEBANON

9-across – A grain store’s taken over in citadel : ACROPOLIS

10-across – It’s self-evident in the morning about ten to ten : AXIOM

11-across – Emend, delete and insert text primarily : EDIT

12-across – Unionists backed hon sec, sacked after South Shields : SCUTCHEONS

14-across – Writer recalled ambassador’s wife’s relative : NEPHEW

15-across – Makes smart new cut when running out of 10 : NEATENS

16-across – Society tailor in hurry : SCUTTER

18-across – Swimming pools swamp restricted decks : ORLOPS

20-across – Eg a Queen’s Medal I won after canoe qualified : OCEANGOING

21-across – Hairstyle awful? Ring for one … : CROP

24-across – … of them: with Alys it could be reset : THEIR

25-across – Greek leader, willing to meet Merkel initially, soon hedges : AGAMEMNON

26-across – Clegg gets enthused somewhat about savings : NESTEGG

27-across – Reportedly brakes in one limousine put off head of state : IRRUPTS

1-down – Plane has unusually odd view : SHAVE

2-down – Deposit in pit or a cutting : MORAINE

3-down – Prunes give you the runs, girl conceded : LOPS

4-down – Carol Cook nervously called about power unit : ACLOCKWORKORANG

5-down – Endure Brown bumbling: I ring OAP? : LASTTANGOINPARI

6-down – They’re tossed about on holiday, maybe stranded if separated? : BEACHBALLS

7-down – Offensive sound doctor picked up inside : NOISOME

8-down – Unstable euro in mess: cause of Greek downfall : NEMESIS

13-down – Such cheek reported by admiring neurosurgeon? : WHATANERVE

16-down – Dock in North Sea nearly rebuilt : SHORTEN

17-down – Like a carousel essentially with no edges? : USELESS

19-down – Root for average bargain : PARSNIP

22-down – Cut up about Kew’s earliest blooms : PINKS

23-down – Drop the pair appearing only at intervals : TEAR

1-across – First course requests under which they’ll soon be off : STARTERSORDERS

9-across – City subject is out of place : ECTOPIC

10-across – Hebrew girl needs to come in just a bit harder : TABITHA

11-across – Obvious scheme to catch one : PLAIN

12-across – Assign binder to one form of element : ALLOTROPE

13-across – Sick aunt to get better temporarily, of course : NATURALLY

14-across – Female with a female bundle : SHEAF

15-across – Essayist and painter boycott holding company : BACON

17-across – Writer of music about sea foam is a browser : WEBSURFER

20-across – Diligent, detaining one pair seen as suspicious? : ASSIDUOUS

22-across – Card games in Italian monastery : MONTE

23-across – With some canvas around, get shot of deterrent : TRIDENT

24-across – Leaven’s used to bind : ENSLAVE

25-across – Fortune held by left-winger as local funding : COMMUNITYCHEST

1-down – Plebeian guy set off, aroused by love : SLEEPINGBEAUTY

2-down – A tourist trophy race — nearly time to draw : ATTRACT

3-down – What did you say is missing from Pandit Nehru’s new game? : TIPANDRUN

4-down – Island area to shake the world? : ROCKALL

5-down – Defeat easily with expense about a penny : OUTPLAY

6-down – First appearance of French qualification : DEBUT

7-down – Peg follows artist to renegade’s home : RATHOLE

8-down – Police job going from Los Angeles to London for building material : LAWENFORCEMENT

14-down – Black notes? Just so, circulating round tree : SOULMUSIC

16-down – See 22 : CASSINO

17-down – Now royal court on wagon, on spec, keeping donkey at junction : WOOTTON

18-down – See 17 : BASSETT

19-down – Flourish to celebrate supporter’s travel cost? : FANFARE

21-down – Fancy being mother when entertaining sapper? : DREAM

1-across – Ship’s described as hollow wreck, so cries loudly : SQUAWKS

5-across – See 23 : BOROUGH

9-across – Bulb shining, one lit : ONION

10-across – God squeezing armpit, nothing less, showing skill : DEXTERITY

11-across – Greeting spoken thus, note, around France and Germany etc? On the contrary : BUENOSDIAS

12-across – 14 19 with this actress? : ANNE

14-across – Brandish weapon, boomerang that is, with adaptation of novel for film : SHAKESPEARE

18-across – Penultimate from 14 19 serving as a means of defence : ARMOURPLATE

21-across – Carrying no bricks? That’s criminal! : HOOD

22-across – Very poor cryptic clue conceals new editor’s initial boozing : CRAPULENCE

25-across – Part that hasn’t caught rays, catching a fish : WHITEBAIT

26-across – Animal sounds like a cow with tail of horse : MOOSE

27-across – Gave — or gave in? : YIELDED

28-across – Reconditioned roller surprisingly dearer, agent finally admitted : RETREAD

1-down – Superior times under second peer : SNOBBY

2-down – See 23 : UNITED

3-down – Chinese food perhaps later brought up, therefore happy : WONTONSOUP

4-down – Went with Vicious before Balls : SIDED

5-down – Dog crossing river over a snapper : BOXCAMERA

6-down – Bird to catch, tail first : RHEA

7-down – Revolutionary and you in South African celebration of old : UNIONDAY

8-down – Attention-seeker voiced song for play : HAYFEVER

13-down – Driving restriction implied and set out : SPEEDLIMIT

15-down – Morning type not getting on with loopy character? : AMPERSAND

16-down – See 12 : HATHAWAY

17-down – A child seizing the day, seeing old fossil : AMMONITE

19-down – See 14 : INLOVE

20-down – Top rule? : BEHEAD

23-down – Posh neighbour, utter dope, moving : PETER

24-down – Drink some welcome, a daiquiri : MEAD

1-across – Relations with God forced doctor to have settled in low ground from loftier place? : KINGDOMOFHEAVEN

9-across – Been greedy about school, say : OVEREATEN

10-across – Let in to make confession : ADMIT

11-across – Financier of Oxford theatre occupied in issue : SHELDON

12-across – Heart of Hilton’s 1 across gets Queen in worse temper : ANGRIER

13-across – See 16 : ELS

14-across – Each way round enclosure makes little money : HAPENCE

17-across – Jethro, first American with Cicero’s name : TULLIUS

19-across – Beat around railway with tax avoidance scheme : THELUMP

22-across – Dives into 1 across with more difficulty than 16 13 through 30 : RICHMAN

24-across – Trouble the year before our epoch? : ADO

25-across – What’s wrong about monarch? Too much liquor? : SKINFUL

26-across – Exam permitted with backing capital : TELAVIV

28-across – Middleman taking pictures : HEART

29-across – Most of German city has one friend relating to it : MUNICIPAL

30-across – Little space for Spooner’s image’s bender : THEEYEOFANEEDLE

1-down – Saw, with thanks, Warrant Officer Turner is savvy : KNOWSWHATISWHAT

2-down – Relation heard to be in the south of France : NIECE

3-down – Chinatown needs reform to follow doctor : DRESDEN

4-down – Setter holds a sticker for early show : MATINEE

5-down – Old dreamer found infant a study : FANTAST

6-down – Gospel walker with a lot of church backing : EVANGEL

7-down – Such are fuses to light rainbow, many the work of suckers : VAMPIRISM

8-down – Eventual result, including gift, that’s computed about future operation : NETPRESENTVALUE

15-down – All but the subject spread around: drink up! : PREDICATE

16-down – Flower and golfer are beasts : CAM

18-down – Ulster’s first to get itself higher education : UNI

20-down – Have dubious fun with heartless country in appropriate style : UNFITLY

21-down – Architectural promoter to lead round a ring : PALUMBO

22-down – 11’s theatre, say, with rubbish below, say : ROTUNDA

23-down – Hiding place in which to put the French carriage : CALECHE

27-down – See about a quiet flat : VAPID

1-across – Unoriginal mistake involving account number getting reversed : COPYCAT

5-across – Can and must create refuge : SANCTUM

9-across – Surpass alfresco party : OUTDO

10-across – Language : AFRIKAANS

11-across – Bang on about despondent circle’s turn to declare : PROMULGATE

12-across – Bigwig’s starburst : TSAR

14-across – Selfish, albeit inferior, after time : THOUGHTLESS

18-across – Comic character from North America cut bloody present back : WONDERWOMAN

21-across – Pretty short message curtailed : TWEE

22-across – Short request, once more, to reference referendum : PLEBISCITE

25-across – Paper hat covering sphincter and tendon : HAMSTRING

26-across – Hell hath no … ”? — work it out : INFER

27-across – Keep bearing right! Acquire new skills : RETRAIN

28-across – Distinctive bit of colour scheme in school : SPLOTCH

1-down – Turbulent, cold, and kind of bitter? : CHOPPY

2-down – Backer twisting Dolly’s heart : PATRON

3-down – Flirts gobbling king’s snacks : CROQUETTES

4-down – Distinctive sound within distinctive flavour : TWANG

5-down – Plan turnover of exceptionally large pastries : STRATAGEM

6-down – She represents victory for North American president : NIKE

7-down – Having tin guts, break wind again, lifting shift? : TRANSFER

8-down – Be sceptical of condensation and corrosion : MISTRUST

13-down – Remain upright, full stop : STANDSTILL

15-down – Dystopian Spring on air : ORWELLIAN

16-down – Fool given expensive French anorak of sorts : TWITCHER

17-down – Buzzword — it means pause : INTERMIT

19-down – Weirdo from US uni devouring one literary genre : MISFIT

20-down – Want termination of Red Planet : DEARTH

23-down – John’s dictionary entry is false : BOGUS

24-down – Occasional smoker in Vietnam : ETNA