Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Artist in London area meets

grumpy woman for fish (7,5)

8 Note in Clyde, for instance, for

shipyard worker (7)

9 Riotous sots in bar overturned

coach waiting here (3,4)

11 Famous friend buys car, black

one (10)

12 Record find, missing second

half (4)

14 A quid I wasted drinking Irish

cocktail (8)

16 Three consecutive letters for

Indian leader (6)

17 Gershwin’s part in ‘A Star Is

Born’ in retirement (3)

19 This is put out with cereal

more than once (6)

21 The Spanish fiddling is interfering with neighbours (8)

24 Remove American during

overtime (4)

25 A trainee got over three trips

in total (10)

27 Teacher distracted lion,

revealing flesh (7)

28 In such spectacles two versions of gold are blended (7)

29 English MEP oddly has put in rebels and is playing up again (2-10)

DOWN

1 Pasta recipe, the fifth swamped

in garlic mayonnaise (7)

2 Like abandoned brides preparing their lunch? (2,3,5)

3 Drink one to restrict bone

disease (8)

4 Women became almost amazed by viewing device (6)

5 Climber perhaps and what he

did? (4)

6 Inexperienced United trained

to overcome resistance (7)

7 Feeling anxious, I tried out spa

for a change (12)

10 Hierarchy’s constant in former Beijing command (7,5)

13 Norman tees off but doesn’t

get very far! (10)

15 Spleen flares up twice in 3 (3)

18 These losers with BO get

abused in saloon bars (4-4)

20 Book about Spanish golfer once nicking second in Troon (7)

22 At home where I am, son

plays essential part (7)

23 It’s child’s play capturing

large seal (6)

26 It often goes before bust or

chest, missing heart (4)