Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Excluding name, three changes ordered in police record (6,5)

9 Overhear a chemist admitting

auditor’s complaint (7)

10 Drive back, concerned with

heartbeat (7)

11 Perhaps Saudi’s back without

a couple of cups (3)

12 Ignore a turbulent time when

tools improved (4,3)

13 Salesman returns glasses,

say, for suitable substitute (7)

14 Old fellows on holiday (3)

15 Bewildering layout of hedges

borders one crop (5)

17 Origins of automatons abandoned by Britain (5)

18 A traveller’s nose (5)

20 Suddenly appear very quietly carrying short work (3,2)

22 Withdraw English books (3)

24 Organ blended with pianos

with no gain for singer (7)

25 A drunken sot and German

are staggering (7)

26 Slander leaders of most university departments (3)

27 For Olympic event miss over

half of June and May 1st (3,4)

28 Persistent bad rule needs

reforming (7)

29 Time to publish Daily Mail’s

delicate material? (6,5)

DOWN

1 Total emissions from industry

left by Pitman? (6,9)

2 A 100–150 on train cheer (7)

3 Icebergs tip over, drowning

bird (5)

4 Refuse perhaps a novel about

Cuba (9)

5 In Rome, absurdly, theatre

rejected Caesar (7)

6 Help note incorrect additive

code? Ring this (9,6)

7 Wool supplier secured by

farmer in Orkney (6)

8 Persian king brought up son,

former Roman king (6)

16 Ad-lib concert after writer’s

put out (9)

18 Help string player forgetting

intro (6)

19 Old danger signs sadly

include liquor (7)

21 Mine support Dad getting

over trip at sea (3,4)

23 Obtain backing for mate’s

financial plan (6)

25 Do sums make sense? (3,2)