CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,657

Across

1 Manservant nevertheless left Queen (6)

4 Throttle and start to reverse in street corner (8) 9 Perhaps copper should arrest useless relative (6)

10 Stop killjoy touring European capital after vacation (8) 11 Raincoat flash capturing the man’s masculinity (8)

13 Wife awfully riled getting more livid (6)

15 Natter with eminent characters broadcast in show (13)

18 Location sent out about large group of stars (13) 22 Drive inspiring sex over reason (6)

24 Plain china, black with white exterior (8)

26 Private and fancy aren’t in line (8)

27 Drunkenly put, it’s free swill! (6)

28 Fairly religious assuming sanctuary (8) 29 Times taken past American customs (6)

Down

1 Developed into flying insect around river (6)

2 Staff organise church in tense period (9)

3 Partly genteel, it is terribly snobbish (7)

5 Sailor seen on northern lake (4) 6 United in battle for sale (7) 7 Eating our dinner, eating fruit (5)

8 Damn! Previous programme’s ending on box (8)

12 Spirits man swallows alternatively (6)

14 Mother unfortunately overturned spice mix (6)

16 Elevating one rising accepting new finery (9)

17 Some seafood on empty shellfish is saucy (8)

19 Servant working for hostelries (7)

20 Sticks and stones finally after demon drink (7)

21 Nonconformists having dances, including bishop (6)

23 Giant bird sitting on a nest’s top (5)

25 Surround women with everything (4)