Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Collier was cut during change — will this cure him in spa? (7,5)

8 In this spot it upset Catholic

dissenter (7)

9 Question American about

Great Lake reservations (7)

11 It’s one of editor’s skills making his articles popular, … (10)

12 … putting block of text in

separately (4)

14 I’m leaving barrier for top of

classical building (8)

16 Whalebone’s been squeezing

a lassie’s top (6)

17 Mostly record bug (3)

19 Our NHS mistakenly makes

charge (6)

21 Clean out awful harnesses in

stable (8)

24 Data collected in rainforests

(4)

25 Daily Mail advert? Auditors

should follow it (5,5)

27 Smooth dairy item, yet centre’s replaced by rough blend (7)

28 Poles take in orphan girl as

au pairs perhaps (7)

29 I love cooking over, say, round worktop, using this? (9,3)

DOWN

1 Fabulous creature bizarrely

admired me, not Ed (7)

2 There’s nothing below this

mesh protecting flask (10)

3 Rebel Yankee interrupts to

change his mind (8)

4 £51 in cash (6)

5 Zone surrounded by Near East

(and Far East!) (4)

6 English friend tours Irish oilrich territory (7)

7 Rich podgy kid played live for

king, e.g. Mozart (5,7)

10 Window feature detains dancing girl around midnight (7,5)

13 Texas city hospital worker

operating at 10 (3,7)

15 Bill just about covers it (3)

18 A seabird stops friend coming from father’s side (8)

20 EU free suspect, arresting

Gulf migrant (7)

22 A team probes fuel to find

type of cable (7)

23 Sacred text Brahman translated to some extent (6)

26 Shrewd old English king

ignored article (4)