CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hotels thugs vandalised?

That’s inconsiderate (11)

9 Snack with Italian wine

kept in part of golf club (7)

10 Eccentric temping in

ochre, perhaps (7)

11 Note uniform and coin

from the past (3)

12 Secures quickly three

different points (7)

13 Fuss shown by friend

with a retired priest (7)

14 At intervals, reveal

source of jellied dish (3)

15 Pair facing fuss in

Spanish museum (5)

17 Second Australian went into union and worked in carpentry? (5)

18 Hard-wearing fabric

exploited after setback (5)

20 Working on stage overlooking

street in Italian city (5)

22 Conditions provided

by last of insurers (3)

24 Daily situation for

ineffectual type (7)

25 King, say, importing old metal

largely in vital carrier? (7)

26 Expression of surprise, for

example, in turn by European (3) 27 Formal line in posh

area for plant (7)

28 Appearance publicly revealed

for observation post (7)

29 Hotel in French city to advertise for a specialised type of clientele (5,6)

DOWN

1 Shift to another place

process for recovery? (15) 2 Improving, like a hiker approaching a hilltop? (2,3,2)

3 Estimate party attendees

with little time gone (5)

4 Financial aid ahead accepted by platoon in trouble (3-2,4)

5 Overwhelms English soprano nursing flu badly (7)

6 Garment twelve associate

with embroidery (6,9)

7 Hold back fancy tiles to cover front of fireplace (6)

8 Leading journalist

had a fixed look (6)

16 Get gear mended to clothe leader of group with a cluster? (9) 18 Director in front of a top circle gives musical instruction (2,4) 19 Criminal’s partner for all to see starts to seem creepy slug, maybe (7)

21 Excellent plumber ultimately gets to confine problem in a pipe? (7)

23 Rather dull case for some romantic acquaintance (6)

25 Some parcel I accepted

for woman (5)

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