CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,574

Across

1 Goes over river expanse capsizing (6) 4 Heckles a bishop in seconds (8) 9 Guard dispatched by railway (6) 10 City over in Europe’s less urbanised (8) 11 Confound, so a hint’s in order (8) 13 Tenant not so level periodically (6) 15 Simple routine upset about including new start (13) 18 Tireless debating if ale is drunk (13) 22 Authority of old people holding line (6) 24 Name jerk admitting single currency is unstable (8) 26 One dines on one’s own! (8) 27 Bore in scrap round end of bar (6) 28 Blow from wind is astern (8) 29 Begin reading only without serious effort initially (6)

Down

1 Artist’s style almost becoming rogue (6)

2 Understood criminal’s genuine, touching judge’s heart (9)

3 Vegetable crop is below standard (7)

5 Queen about to lift port by the Med (4)

6 Most optimistic with one’s love rising during sleep (7)

7 Battle on board revolutionary ship (5)

8 Uncertainty of Sun ’s leader writers in employ (8)

12 Sniffs out small change in France (6) 14 The French fever for Union (6) 16 Upset seeing husband in public squabble (9)

17 Fell embracing fabulous creature getting separated (8)

19 Bolts securing practically ancient buildings (7)

20 Simpler to accept this compiler’s turning crazier (7)

21 Southern church concealing fringe programme (6)

23 Provokes having first cut relations (5)

25 Nude apart from last item of costume (4)