CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Design mature complex housing one place to see stars (11) 9. Retired hatter I believe supplies what priest wears (7) 10. Quick inspection of ladies? Search back to front (4-3) 11. The Parisian writers European cash (3) 12. Increase Aunt Megs fluid (7) 13. S. Africans carry brimless hats and other ones (7) 14. Nearly omit Alpine runner (3) 15. Different soldiers capture 26 (5) 17. Eat away at bar in centre of Peel (5) 18. Ray catches rare fish (5) 20. Where lovers meet in country street (5) 22. Teacher lives over by river (3) 24. Whats his names son loves collecting loose sand (2-3-2) 25. Millions invested in cheating waste disposal (7) 26. Not any old hot drink in Paris (3) 27. Earhole accident: retained this in it perhaps? (7) 28. Student gets thinner touring Romania (7) 29. One Italians controversially put under state control (11)

Down

1. It swoops using power and violent force in general (9,6) 2. Reconstituted trade company in style of 1930s (3,4) 3. Praise former officer guarding area (5) 4. Unrestricted new treaty broken by politician (2,7) 5. Irish individual hoarded silver for a long period (4,3) 6. Degree for chief engineer after analysis of forces in steam (6,2,7) 7. Enemy threats to a sub at sea (1-5) 8. Troubles seem to beset tenant (6) 16. Tricky problem with stew and oat mixture (3,6) 18. British independent religious group cut in two (6) 19. Mounds appearing regularly, even in intertidal area (7) 21. Skinheads in a hole heading north to grab money (7) 23. Observe rising anger getting in the way (6) 25. Where to find 19s in a triangular shape (5)