Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Fellow fell behind and became fatigued (7)

5. Destructive insect caught by us nesting in a patch of ground (6)

9. Deduce number escaping huge blaze (5)

10. Deficiency spoilt model of fort on display in small hall (9)

11. Excellent meat sent back over ox’s blood poisoning (8)

12. Part of a golf course is logged indiscriminately (6)

13. Strange tale coming out of mealtime show (4)

15. Four given accommodation by high-spirited flirt (9)

18. Membership fee taking into account new range in working clothes (9)

20. Ski mostly the old Scottish island (4)

22. Whips the man in presence of young girl (6)

23. Investigates stooge in troubled circumstances (4,4)

26. Looked after coating of nickel covering our shed (9)

27. A verse penned by executed biblical king (5)

28. Power shown by Wellington’s first rowing team (6)

29. Middle part of trunk in tree is sought-after (7)

DOWN

1. Display by Tom playing the fiddle outside is adequate (4,2,8)

2. A reporter, finally leaving Fairfax, mishandled stick (5)

3. A road cut through general area used for cultivation (6)

4. Dag, nursing lower part of leg, is competing in a sprint (7)

5. It helps make cloth take shape (4)

6. Church person at hospital in pain (8)

7. Hunt around pedestrian shopping area for light conversation (5,4)

8. Black box’s fine and delicate instrument (6,8)

14. Lower-case subtraction indicator used by cryptic clue (9)

16. Alcohol is not found is supermarket section (3)

17. Betting ring played after joker and ace finally (8)

19. Failed to keep an appointment with Rose (5,2)

21. American dupe, given a beating, is finished (4-2)

24. The French van passed over a central point (5)

25. Bird talk (4)