CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Curate claps play for being very striking (11)

9. Read about peculiar feature of a faculty? (7)

10. Give new name to tyres manufactured by the French (7)

11. Endlessly lament extinct flightless bird (3)

12. Duly met changes in a quiet way (7)

13. Fellow allowed garland on head (7)

14. Cheer from artist with husband (3)

15. Head of security in shape largely in Iraqi city (5)

17. Unattached son found in Cornish town (5)

18. Note small car in front of Frenchman (5)

20. Take away weapons from Royal Marines

trailing woman (5)

22. Snooker player Tony detained by some officials (3)

24. Feeling of revulsion is beginning to grow amid sign of neglect? (7)

25. Be careful of group’s mentality (7)

26. Long period in competitive rally (3)

27. We rest nervously after donning a garment (7)

28. Husband feeling poorly is signalling to stop? (7)

29. Source of stupidity surprisingly in previous oversight (11)

Down

1. Take a walk and congest shelters after a storm (7,4,4)

2. Upstanding writer about a lord resettled in peer’s territory (7)

3. Tense parent ignoring first part of body (5)

4. Dear woman gathering a name for Roman emperor (9)

5. Tips for leisure a plus amazingly for noted guitarist (3,4)

6. Claim noisy rooms disrupted major national inquiry (5,10)

7. Cricketer in body of water on both sides of the Channel? (6)

8. Rugby player has filling in a chocolate (6)

16. Second relative repeated signs of hesitation, being one to potter (9)

18. Fashionable way of working supported by attractive type (6)

19. Gradually increase support for equipment at a higher level (5,2)

21. U.S. composer Henry worked in main round west end of Chicago (7)

23. Loss of power disclosed over period (6)

25. Maid works to accommodate hard messianic leader (5)