CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES Across

9 King and knight greeting Jack (5) 10 Large coil twisted and used as a symbol (9) 11 Lets go of ice cream and cake (4,5) 12 Got an alternative set of steps (5) 13 Lad takes time on a new study (6) 14 Award for action – worried about it (8) 16 Untidy to have moved out winter conveyance (7) 18 Returning painting, getting pain that’s in the neck (7) 20 Jeopardise last bit with rage (8) 22 Bravo – cetacean has captured a bird (6) 25 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 26 Ditch worker for being cutting (9) 28 Pub is, to journalist, restrained (9) 29 Article forgot borders reveal crime (5) Down 1 Slide for a small child (4) 2 Romp in very old carriage outside (6) 3 Individual student has a characteristic (8) 4 Vehicle no drunk can be on (5) 5 Soothe everyone with tea I’ve brewed (9) 6 Silver hat worn by a woman (6) 7 Mark and his assembly wave (8) 8 Report a book to a bookkeeper (10) 13 Spouse improved a bit (6,4) 15 Tried vase out, and plug (9) 17 Do too little to make cadet run off (8) 19 Dave troubled about old feline champion (8) 21 Something to do with injection may irritate (6) 23 Idle talk about the French house (6) 24 Chap finds day terribly potent (5) 27 In France, you double the skirt (4)