cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Deny United tie voided by

match official (6)

4 Dirty horrid European in sack

(8)

9 Subject of article not quite

perused (6)

10 Old lady’s scraps for man’s

best friends? (8)

11 Display label on a revolting

slaughterhouse (8)

13 Broadcast from top group (6)

15 Peel lacier bra off, precious!

(13)

18 Unusual seabird found in

rural peat, flapping (13)

22 Cold church houses habit

support (6)

24 Routine play with penalty

taken outside (8)

26 Spouts tripe about eclipse (8)

27 Little tense before Queen

gets severe (6)

28 Quiet, more left-wing one

destroys paper (8)

29 Short old cock gutted in

farmyard enclosure (6)

DOWN

1 Cane rotter with birch? (6)

2 Word of warning introducing

African republic’s structure (9)

3 One tries food employing

ordinary kitchen appliance (7)

5 New drink lifts spirit (4)

6 English love sailor climbing

some rigging (7)

7 Clothing minus uniform for

travelling incognito initially (5)

8 Conflict with desperate

sweetheart about droop (8)

12 This compiler’s reportedly

composed approach (6)

14 One audibly snaps round end

of suspender (6)

16 Projectile shot is short flash

(9)

17 Big top’s raised covering

debts (8)

19 Moved from left embracing

leader of Conservatives (7)

20 Acceptance of right overwhelming upset constituent (7)

21 It’s almost noon, soon (6)

23 Perfect voice (5)

25 Struggle to suppress black

feeling (4)