CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7. 9. Enduring octogenarian?Removing descriptiona molar(8) is of unethical (6) 10. Rent permit (3) 11. Another’s swimming in water off Scottish coast (5,3) 12. Fiddle playing makes me rapt (6) 13. One paw hurt by knife perhaps (6) 15. Abandoned in London street by Edward (8) 16. Runs into grosser video nasty, a Tarantino film (9,4) 20. Playful talk of growing old disgracefully? (8) 22. Presents problems with live scenes (6) 25. Cricketer’s headgear (6) 26. A country retains fashionable element (8) 27. Encourage, say, leader of group (3) 28. Boy, everybody goes over the plains (6) 29. Performing vocals in Russian perhaps (8)

DOWN

1. Girl is back in depression, needing drug (6) 2. Attack topside of beef and finish it all? (4,2) 3. One in jail has love for Rex, a murderer (8) 4. Second coffee on road (6) 5. Order ring for fighting man (8) 6. Lacking identity, like a digital watch? (8) 8. Ex-PM with lots of luggage items (9,4) 14. Measure of land a long time back (3) 16. Such a file can’t be edited by a fellow in bank (4-4) 17. Way one affair can be suffocating (8) 18. Genuine about dog-end being proof to the contrary (8) 19. Cor! That’s some strange encounter (3) 21. Hears ill involving fellow once more (6) 23. It’s funny, Italian officer is into sadomasochism (6) 24. French cartoon character doing cancan (6)