cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Seeming attractive, having

swapped sides (9)

6 Confronted church absorbed

by short-lived fashion (5)

9 Slump sees daughter,

impecunious, coming back (5)

10 A person who doesn’t know may be stupidly smug on air (9)

11 Lake in African republic only occupied by a tense business group (12)

14 A pirate’s rude song to be

broadcast (7)

16 Financial institution popular,

of course, with Republican (7)

17 Soldier’s regular letters in

verse (3)

18 Unwrapped smartest things

to wear? (7)

20 Give back vacant residence

and shop (7)

22 Embarrassing church about

call in front of dignitary (12)

26 Genuine article pinched by

relative in charge (9)

27 Spike protecting new weapon

(5)

28 Conditions for parts of school

year (5)

29 Vacant role for each politician

in theatre (9)

DOWN

1 Stage performance as if deaf

intermittently (4)

2 Part of a garden scheme (4)

3 A jar in the morning for broadcast beginning to appeal (7)

4 Classic ingenuity, boxing

Victoria’s decoration? (5)

5 Punter injured leg in door (9)

6 Instrument of pressure in

armed services (7)

7 Fellow citizen moving camp to

civil disturbance (10)

8 Depress detectives and try

and catch up (10)

12 Heretic caught invading

various locations (10)

13 Owner favouring voting

system that’s to run (10)

15 Got up wet to get perfume

(9)

19 Resigns in order to make an

entrance (7)

21 Student type of panel supplying energy welcomes central heating (7)

23 Right – step up and go

through again (5)

24 Very keen on batting – test

opener originally! (4)

25 Refuse to acknowledge study

on male chromosome (4)