CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Georgia is almost strict as to the tummy (7) 5. Enters the stage once MO’s been put out (5,2) 9. Watch committee member given tail-twist (9) 10. Regretful one in run to Gateshead (5) 11. Clause endlessly uses this drawer of presents (8) 12. El Toro and the French projectile (6) 14. The man chiefly relied on is Dexter (5-4) 16. Assistance given to Northern Ireland returned by the country (5) 17. Mirror showing girl’s head to girl? (5) 19. Give tit for tat or let area sort it out (9) 21. A pagri in a burnt form (6) 22. Cape the chief will bring ashore (8) 26. Think there’s nothing to grieve for (5) 27. Documents for travellers who hand the port to the South (9) 28. Could be rotten after a sultry start, the loud-mouth! (7) 29. Planned to introduce the church in having routed the Medes (7)

DOWN

1. King George I have entered as having been a donor (5) 2. Putting name to Capricorn, say, in start of Gemini (7) 3. Governed by being printed with straight lines (5) 4. Branched candlesticks land a brace in trouble (10) 5. Use pearlies for the church each way (4) 6. Like quicksilver in Summer, cur I always have to hold (9) 7. Even now the editor may be silenced (7) 8. To bargain, having gone wrong at getting in tie (9) 13. Ladies who work on papers tried to change the bends (10) 14. Upright rig he’s out to manufacture (9) 15. Will form a part of the Bible (9) 18. Flight operator allowing diver to breathe? (7) 20. A scold to thrust a mixture of letters at you (7) 23. How far down it is the DP can work out (5) 24. Given physic, so was on up-turn instead of one having died (5) 25. Pole to practise boxing (4)