CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,289

ACROSS

1 Five laptops for broadcasting musical event (3,8)

9 Notice farm animal around can lately leaking slowly? (7)

10 Assimilates compilations of material (7)

11 Some actor characterising an imaginary creature (3)

12 Act ends surprisingly in additional vocal part (7)

13 American formulated a term about guy essentially not a pro? (7)

14 Titled figure is skier on and off (3)

15 Ingredient in beer still produced around area with sun (5)

17 Follows stories on radio (5)

18 Summarise first half of case in person on reflection (5)

20 One entering bay, say, in Scottish island (5)

22 Cosmetic product to take a definite form? (3)

24 Head covering left with sign of hesitation for gangster (7)

25 They might get rid of mistakes in games of bridge (7)

26 Cross put in here regularly in river (3)

27 Racing driver in beginning acquiring two points (7)

28 Mexican food? It is put in hole shortly (7)

29 One’s earlier disorientated in African country (6,5)

DOWN

1 Rose secures pork cooked in thickwalled pans (8,7)

2 Priest with a college covered in climbing plant has seclusion (7)

3 Fungal disease found in Nuremberg otherwise (5)

4 Shed involved in new trade in North Yorkshire town (9)

5 Virginia is given financial aid for tramp (7)

6 Bug, perhaps, ruined selective dining (9,6)

7 Assistants suppressing first of such private comments (6)

8 Very large flower for Egyptian deity (6)

16 Later time for mending aircraft instrument (9)

18 Use again without improvement English hotel amid spots? (6)

19 Learner in America beset by head getting to throb? (7)

21 Ban European doctor on famous vessel (7)

23 Set of items about boxer Sonny (6)

25 One defying authority spilt beer close to wall (5)