CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Even happier somehow about son, but fearful (12) 8. Nothing bigger than this batch of popular gestures (7) 9. Research assistants gather support for body (7) 11. They get paid yearly, having a night in Nantes saving euros (10) 12. African that follows Yankee (4) 14. Turning point in star’s career? It’s close possibly (8) 16. Eat this maybe with a cuppa in city den (6) 17. Little person nearly ran away on return trip (3) 19. Charge everyone in Republican Party (6) 21. Member of government, one entering big church (8) 24. Start to test current in RAM (4) 25. Judge’s job is to do with English releasing fences (10) 27. Citadel needs repairing, in a manner of speaking (7) 28. Great stylish present, say (7) 29. Does he cheat by giving out twice as many cards? (6-6)

Down

1. American doctor’s way over beside the kidneys (7) 2. Forecast before speech? (10) 3. Hospital department controlled church door (8) 4. Provoke 100 to leave clothes with European (6) 5. Tiny marine creatures quarrel (4) 6. River in Poland extremely unusual in prospect (7) 7. Thinking sensibly, he’d articles edited about golf (5-7) 10. Sailing boat creating old-fashioned hardship, say (6-6) 13. Unintended emphasis I’d introduced on a line (10) 15. Wood supplier’s into gospel music (3) 18. Doubt raised before stay in the home (8) 20. Back complaint from poor bum locked in awful gaol (7) 22. Bar occupying that site not completely solvent (7) 23. Feel bad about non-drinker’s condition (6) 26. Woman’s beginning to berate Basil, for instance (4)