CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. African capital ventures sadly rejected in the morning (3,2,6)

9. Trouble about one sibling’s affair (7)

10. Various items limiting new duke’s attitude (4-3) 11. Queen Anne’s first years (3)

12. Journalist spotted cutter (7)

13. Fool’s dreadfully unstable but not fey (7)

14. Go off around hill (3)

15. This is altogether more than enough for rope maker (5)

17. Old court official’s concerning first lady (5) 18. Smart Women’s Institute’s filling small hotel (5) 20. Don retains disc as incontrovertible evidence (5) 22. Blonde doesn’t begin song (3)

24. Bony Unionist wearing tailored raglan (7)

25. Clot’s way into cryptic clues (7)

26. Possessive personnel surround European (3) 27. Former prison’s modern entrance (7)

28. Popular agent rounds bend heading home (7) 29. Where to find a number of craven attendants? (6,5)

Down

1. Main artery, sometimes blocked, usually cut with reservation (4,11) 2. Struggles against rebellious sisters (7)

3. Function with strong tissue (5)

4. Learner in Lima road squashed this animal there? (9)

5. Cancel Arabic circular (7) 6. Paramour’s legs bruised when brought in for dodgy joints (7,8) 7. Out-of-date tricorne, say? (3-3)

8. For example, Dorothy’s thrown up nasty food (6) 16. He rose up, flying round Robin’s head like Batman (9)

18. American leaving bears marks (6)

19. Bag antique in lobby (7) 21. Pyromaniac’s brief criminal urge now and then (7) 23. Desire desperately to stay (6)

25. It’s in the bag, that’s refreshing! (5)