Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 He’s being tested on behalf of

trained baritone (11)

9 Decent sort of piano (7)

10 I can grasp this funny stuff

one’s entered on line (7)

11 Part of gumboil lanced but

not well (3)

12 Ordinary racing ground

developed naturally (7)

13 A Parisian man stocks topclass ointment (7)

14 What some do in Zürs, Kitzbühel or … (3)

15 … this U.S. resort, like writer

(5)

17 Surely a hooligan can overwhelm this brute (5)

18 Type of animal or plant that is

lacking brief details (5)

20 Appear late, carrying this

30th anniversary gift? (5)

22 German article backed communist (3)

24 Stylish mission in Texas died

oddly (1,2,4)

25 Herons fly with duck coming

off the sea (7)

26 Bitter conflict’s over (3)

27 Religious firm recruits

dummy artist (7)

28 Popular expression describing one acting (7)

29 Dash over to praise domestic

private hospital (7,4)

DOWN

1 It stoops, using power and

violent force in general (9,6)

2 Gold Middle East strip contains new material (7)

3 A jerk welcomes time in lumber room (5)

4 E U backs All Blacks in ugly

final, causing complaint (9)

5 Bouquet, say, gone off (7)

6 Design resources here to include French study update (9,6)

7 House tours arranged to

entertain duke (6)

8 British game’s hammered (6)

16 Pioneer’s sick eating very soft

pizza (9)

18 Irritable, like amateur paparazzi? (6)

19 Godfather perhaps is back

with money (7)

21 Guide shot lion touring SA

country (7)

23 Gorgeous medic, English

woman (6)

25 In debt, allowing everything

to be seized (5)