Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Dictionary hires Greek character in charge of some notes (7,5)

8 Rose trained here, so enters

short play (7)

9 Accommodating lecturer going off to tour Germany (7)

11 What barber offers near thing

(5,5)

12 Tie up note in tender (4)

14 Harvested produce roughly packed in posh car somehow (4,4)

16 Grasp tail (6)

17 Last of drink, say, in small

barrel (3)

19 Factory brings in one that’s

amenable (6)

21 Herb perhaps producing

shots in the Crucible (3,5)

24 Awful, extremely unappealing lady takes no notice (4)

25 This scarab’s foul, but legend

around Egypt (4,6)

27 It’s easy to see contest maybe captivating papers (7)

28 Floral art embargo in furniture company (7)

29 Showing recklessness, sick

lady dives at sea (12)

DOWN

1 Strange collectors’ items

passed round university (7)

2 Teenager’s difficulty with the

French perfume (10)

3 Pole in harbour holds expletive in reserve (8)

4 Go through again free, saving

energy (6)

5 Release gun dog, ignoring

guards (4)

6 Sign first letter (7)

7 Pecs and scapulae wasted in

this module (5,7)

10 Founder Dawn got phone

replaced (2,4,3,3)

13 Firm representative woman’s

raised target to 16 (10)

15 Exercise power and dynamism (3)

18 Government loves good tales — they’re delivered at Lord’s (8)

20 Discourteous twice, inspiring

wide hostility (3,4)

22 I can assure you I’m counting

on your future (7)

23 Mahler, say, was somewhat

august, avant-garde (6)

26 Female swallowed up dairy

product (4)