CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Industrialist has worn face sadly accommodating Conservative (7,5)

8 Fury about a politician in an agitated state (7)

9 Go miles when disorientated in French city (7)

11 Naval idiot at sea getting official approval (10)

12 By the sound of it, further part of a Yorkshire landscape? (4)

14 Standard foreign currency accepted by old railway (8)

16 Journalist in bits renovated limited accommodation? (6)

17 Musical aptitude embodied by fine Argentinian (3)

19 Former star upset minor actors (6)

21 Couple, it’s said, taken with principal apple (8)

24 Cupid has sore back? (4)

25 Victims having informal connections (10)

27 Cool food produces media attention (7)

28 Role I recreated about American that’s more terrible (7)

29 Bread when leaving work? (9,3)

DOWN

1 Clumsily handled doctor left in awful feud (7)

2 A white wine excited hardy canon (10)

3 Introduction in public certain first off (8)

4 Yankee of a seasoned sort without leader is not brave? (6)

5 Organ shown by Western book carrying award (4)

6 English and Scottish singer Ricky has charm? (7)

7 Demonstrate ability having overseen flop floundering (5,7)

10 Crisis with unrest troubled inspectors (12)

13 Source of replenishment for saloons, perhaps (6,4)

15 Chatter in yard with old man turning up (3)

18 Note liberal in charge around local in Ireland, maybe (8)

20 Heavily defeat outsiders in tour with little weight (7)

22 Eagerness shown by Victor in support in this year principally (7)

23 Following area on outskirts of vintage U.S. city has shantytown (6)

26 Singer Nick in underground chamber (4)