Cryptic crossword
ACROSS
1. Getting back-up in Arctic area is in general favour (7)
5. Corn is one that can be chewed up by tooth (7)
9. What one acquires learning of old keg, new being put out (9) 10. Desire no end of change if one lies at anchor (5)
11. Sparing in utterance, it comes back in the not long past (8) 12. Racket sub found two rhymes for (6)
14. In a clear way state fault Rome compounded (9)
16. Go in and write it up (5)
17. Celebrated the absence of a dandyish adolescent (5) 19. Faithfulness cost Nancy some upset (9)
21. Holding of appointment with runabout in driving-off place (6) 22. Leaving a mark, cars go tail-first to the circle (8)
26. What is carried by limo getting the green light (5)
27. The putting away of a boil may turn into it (9)
28. Restricted to the liability a company accepts (7)
29. His legs being broken, he travels by sledge (7)
DOWN
1. It may be stud that’s thrust into the fire (5)
2. Let port circulate while he makes plans (7)
3. Call-up includes one in tree (5)
4. Candy under revision for causing loss of work (10)
5. It’s the same Latin the papers and TV endlessly show up (4) 6. Fat is our PC version of it at a time before Easter (9)
7. Team wager it’s not placed by the principals (4-3)
8. Rude sound made on getting into a jam? (9)
13. Highly injurious, since I pour it out (10)
14. Extravagantly zealous as to final a cat is achieving (9) 15. Application of paint where pullover may be worn (9) 18. A child’s rage: so much for the French spirit! (7)
20. Having lain the wrong way with gin pinning one down (7) 23. River with stone for making into diamond paste (5)
24. Jeans sound responsible for passing on characteristics (5) 25. Settled one in a bachelor establishment (4)
Previous solution
Across: 1. Puddles 5. Invader 9. Ambergris 10. Nosed 11. Totem 12. Milk-shake 13. Candytuft 16. Lotus 17. Demur 18. Old-timers 20. Pineapple 23. Evade 25. Octet 26. Surviving 27. Endured 28. Digests.
Down: 1. Plastic 2. Debit 3. Lord Mayor 4. Scrum 5. Insulated 6. Venus
7. Dismantle 8. Redress 14. Nominated 15. Unopposed 16. Loitering 17. Deplore 19. Sledges 21. Aster 22. Erred 24. Amiss.