CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,291

ACROSS

1 Canvas Indian designed for a Swede, say (12) 8 Enliven friend stuck behind a fool shortly (7) 9 Limit Luke’s predecessor on holiday (4,3) 11 Speaker, one accepted by mother, gets temporary suspension (10) 12 By the sound of it, insignificant tropical bird (4) 14 Following formal interview with person in authority (8) 16 Attempt to observe cartoon character (6) 17 Pilgrimage defended by Elisha, judiciously (3) 19 Article in focus (6) 21 Plant from small lake around river in the past (8) 24 Reckless skier missing end of slope? That’s a danger (4) 25 Elegance shown by excellent chaps amid return (10) 27 Character mostly after bar in train coach (7) 28 Manage regarding Home Counties expenditure lately (7) 29 Underlines again here masses I suspect about source of problem (2-10)

DOWN

1 King in controversy with journalist is provoked (7) 2 A tense Australian getting period inside only with difficulty (2,1,7) 3 Food intake of a plentiful nature for a noted actress (8) 4 International doctor captivated by exotic sun and cloud (6) 5 First signs of visitors exploring railway to a high degree (4) 6 Trouble one day after penning note? That’s unremarkable (7) 7 Rambler for a change skirting bend and agricultural worker (4,8) 10 Fit retainers possibly for social groups of men (12) 13 Route cited over northeast sites on vacation has rough quality (10) 15 Dine in steakhouse, attentively (3) 18 Jack has rations arranged for caretakers (8) 20 Stuff in Spain about origin of showy fragrant plant (7) 22 See Gus getting confused by second estimates (7) 23 Try to find outer parts of some triumphal structure (6) 26 Dishonest scheme in South Carolina in the morning (4)