Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Fine Danish nuts, cold fruits,

British staples? (4,3,5) 8 New suit subsequently withdrawn around Rhode Island (7) 9 Weak CIA man managed to

save energy (7) 11 Does this deliver milk and bun extremely efficiently? (3,7) 12 French soldier wears one a

bit like Pierre (4) 14 Contemplating sheep, for

instance (8) 16 Top new mother recalled her

embryonic membrane (6) 17 Spirit, one from Arabian

myth, by the sound of it (3) 19 Feline let out 14s (6) 21 Estate workers go to nurse

French child, not female (8) 24 Cut round large shaft (4) 25 Entrance to vestibule from which to watch Surrey bat? (4,6) 27 Vital op turned out to be essential (7) 28 Charming confection from

Women’s Institute? (7) 29 Tailor never designs formal

attire (7,5)

DOWN

1 Force money supplier to manage remote spa maybe (3,4) 2 Prison gang empty laundry in

thrilling style (10) 3 American students yearn to hide answer from the start (3,5) 4 Illustrator’s prize resurrected

(6) 5 Cure found in the Alps (4) 6 Portsmouth team said it was overwhelmed once in Italy (7) 7 Digital problem — my PC RAM

needs replacing (7,5) 10 Adapt my new speech to

cover one Van Dyke role (7,5) 13 This writer’s solo game

shows intolerance (10) 15 Regularly strict occupant of

box in garden? (3) 18 Wendy and Lew jogged on

honeymoon perhaps (5-3) 20 Servant turns up around 6 in

Middle Eastern city (3,4) 22 Boring European occupies

messy studio (7) 23 One girl or two? (6) 26 Seen from below, bananas

are astonishing (4)