CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Company in front, ruined in auction, showing willpower (4-7) 9. In lobby, fellow ousts learner at the centre (7) 10. Short article seabird’s torn apart (7) 11. Food item spoiled every so often (3) 12. Transport by plane what skiers use (not first pair) (7) 13. Lousy boutique without one bunch of flowers (7) 14. It may be poached, say, by gamekeeper at first (3) 15. Follow Poles in Brussels and Spain (5) 17. Excitement husband lacked creating musical ornament (5) 18. Sudden attack during heroic tussle (5) 20. Damaged drain, revealing lowest point (5) 22. Jerk it about roughly (3) 24. Miniature scene I love in play (7) 25. Soul of German city church (7) 26. Minister very nearly retired (3) 27. Rice mother drenched in British white wine (7) 28. Europeans import new double coil (7) 29. U S national park produces citrine for example (11)

Down

1. Reform rough lifestyles in a sanctimonious way (4-11) 2. One probing fellow criminal or criminals collectively (7) 3. Burial place maybe like this puzzle, but not all of it (5) 4. See noble thrashing duke, resulting in this? (9) 5. Engineers question fieldwork (7) 6. Party with seven in it working without any robots? (6-9) 7. Term that’s misconstrued perhaps, having lost a page (6) 8. Frank, very dry and laconic primarily (6) 16. Romanians pillaged small Italian republic (3,6) 18. Trendy girl coming out on time, owing money (2,4) 19. Mole was nearly left to be eaten by marine mammal (3,4) 21. Port covers very dry rice dish (7) 23. Shrewd Conservative party upset (6) 25. Odds, ironically (5)