GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Old man injecting drug fix once ready (6) 4 Date surely problematic for Cotswold town (7) 9 Portrayer of women, after a fashion represented here (5,4) 10 Director of British piece (5) 11 Unattached detective’s left Greek island (5) 12 Supply 11, importing check fabric (9) 13 Less reliable fellow? That’s right (7) 15 End of old EMI’s empire (6) 17 Thriller, first from Matthew Arnold (6) 19 As actor discontentedly simulated endless incest (7) 22 Beginning in Nice, tip poorly (9) 24 The tragedy of some deaths (5) 26,29 One way to score goal, say, with good skilful wing play (5,6) 27 Rolling Stones’ second, then Radiohead? Flunkey wants Queen (9) 28 Bloomer affecting most of nuptial agreement, essentially (7) 29 See 26

DOWN

1 A third pic of one daughter looking humourless (2-5) 2 Rock and roller, in that context? (5) 3 Actor from Turkey, old chap (9) 4 Old man went first, accepting wife moved slowly (7) 5 21 breaking the law in foreign capital (5) 6 Witnesses gangster leaving beauty salon (7-2) 7 Joining together in greeting monarch (6) 8 Young lad? He’ll not need this! (6) 14 Grisly death? C-in-C took the risk (7,2) 16 Service mostly average? Press for example (4,5) 18 Play in Claret & Blue’s last game (7) 19 Behaves badly, having drink after do (4,2) 20 Golfer underclubs? Stupid mistake (7) 21 One’s bound to support black man going on board (6) 23 Initially named Wilson, actor recently playing rising swimmer (5) 25 Exercise? One needs a bit (5)