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ACROSS

1 Opening of show presenting revolutionary U.S. singer (11)

9 American marines patrolling ramshackle fort is novel, maybe (3,4)

10 Toss over back of boat largely marine crustacean (7)

11 Put away rattles on a regular basis (3)

12 Leftist penning story from the East of a similar kind? (7)

13 Pieces containing tips for impressive new recruits (7)

14 Go downhill in dusk, intrepidly (3)

15 Cancel area of activity (5)

17 Artist Fernand, for instance, seen in the French resistance (5)

18 Conservative aristocrat rejected obsequious type (5)

20 Summarise note introducing feature of the EU? (5)

22 Support from article and papers (3)

24 Adjust curiously wet lid covering food lately (7)

25 Military type thus left something offering shade (7)

26 Problem found in thriller (3) 27 Note Hal scribbled to get colourless liquid (7)

28 A month with American in capital of Guam is comical (7)

29 Sensitive and subtle epic’s due for review (11)

DOWN

1 Various hillside estates showing objects on roofs? (9,6)

2 Nothing put in list for farmyard bird (7)

3 Old scholar entering North Dakota is wandering sort (5)

4 Start to see priest carrying holy books being reluctant to adapt? (9)

5 Involve Frenchman in repair of boiler (7)

6 This hearing Tom arranged round new part of the Midlands? (15)

7 Second sailor before break shortly to get swords (6)

8 Misplaced fears about rare actor Brendan (6) 16 Writer about rallies for change in French city (9)

18 One reducing spending in coastal boat (6)

19 Workers supporting quiet journalist are quibblers (7)

21 Dry sales type flips showing worry (7)

23 Woman grabbing lift in flood (6)

25 French article put in hole has interlaced material (5)