CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Cheerful team increased order in chippy (5- 4,2) 9. Sit outside here very briefl y with one (7) 10. Agree with a parish priest over broadcast (7) 11. Butter strike? (3) 12. Churchill triumphed over popular man of faith (7) 13. Old trick keeping label’s regular shape (7) 14. Spaniel finally retrieved money (3) 15. Dance right around lake in Pennsylvania (5) 17. Delightful mum played with young beginner twice (5) 18. Absent-minded victor gets shivering fit (5) 20. Insect matures and goes off ? Initially, it does (5) 22. Lecturer returns, giving signal of assent (3) 24. Nuclear fuel? President nearly stores it next to island (7) 25. Beat penny-pinching expenditure (7) 26. Cells need renovating to some extent (3) 27. Courageous victory by boxer against soldier (7) 28. Kipling story about very large oriental garments (7) 29. Engineer lent the VW to carry doctor for a year (11)

Down

1. Shy type, one Virgil thinks must be scatt y (9,6) 2. Ordinary Poles wear new T-shirt constantly (7) 3. Long, with or without a Republican (5) 4. Some chat a Roman icon up — she’s much loved (9) 5. Pay them for a change, showing fellow-feeling (7) 6. Stars attending chap’s debut wanting a meal (10,5) 7. To make a confession, read out one of five special letters? (6) 8. It’s vital to eat fennel regularly, with enthusiasm (6) 16. After 14, check annually into new ITV theme tune (9) 18. Very old writer’s taking time for sort of church offering (6) 19. European friend buys Irish land in Gulf (7) 21. Old Turk’s seat (7) 23. Least interesting whiskey’s found in suburbs of Detroit (6) 25. Rubbish picked up in London that’s stuffed in boats (5)