CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Play duet with 5, making tactless remarks (4-7) 9. Brandish fist in, for instance, square (7) 10. Investigation involving large motorway obstacle (7) 11. Bishop rings to show disapproval (3) 12. Spray top of cabbage or herb (7) 13. Chum very nearly inspires a song and dance (7) 14. Orwell, oddly a fly-by-night? (3) 15. Force out 10p ingested by swimmer (5) 17. One way to communicate unfinished piece (5) 18. Pigment children found in mineral deposit (5) 20. Lady in palace, embarrassed, made a mistake (5) 22. Heat or boil principally on this (3) 24. Indonesian island accepts English language (7) 25. Posy, say, gone astray (7) 26. Timid, quiet and ultimately wary (3) 27. Georgian city is built badly, lacking classy institute (7) 28. Watery diseased US sequoia is abandoned (7) 29. House documents for environmental press (5,6)

Down

1. Eventually a slim ruler adopts Latin way to solve problems (7,8) 2. Trump mounted men-only events at first (7) 3. PM starts to browbeat Europeans perhaps (5) 4. Disliked youth centre sited in a Parisian wood (9) 5. Smell envelops Oscar, corrupt old crook (7) 6. ‘Perform as Promised’ — Post Office motto? (7,3,5) 7. Film posh Young Conservative misbehaving (6) 8. Extremely enterprising troops turn up and move out (6) 16. No one rises to support summary showing accuracy (9) 18. Travels round, exhibiting gold pieces (6) 19. Woman holds travel en dorsement up, prevaricating (7) 21. Small place breaks long row (7) 23. Youthful hobby is ruined when book’s nicked (6) 25. Antelope found in Kenya, languishing (5)