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ACROSS

1 Tourists keep an eye on this old judge sucking lolly (8,4) 8 Former leader of Tories in court lost (7) 9 Professional raised Dutch boy and bereaved children (7) 11 Broken old car seat concerning clergy (10) 12 Use it to trample small weed (4) 14 Model soldier unclear about gun at first (8) 16 Doctor hears about hospital make-over (6) 17 Henry and Bill cheated (3) 19 Thoroughly wet actress crossing river (6) 21 Caught two lots of men receiving free passage (8) 24 Couple I encountered

on way back (4) 25 Charts for climbers indicating where they can go? (6,4) 27 Enterprising Indian

state leader (2-5) 28 Middle Eastern national lives with artist and priest (7) 29 Tom got a phone designed for composite picture (12)

DOWN

1 Apprentice reporter entertains alluring type (7) 2 Refute agreement police officer introduced ... (10) 3 ... but tribunal thoughtlessly accepts it (8) 4 Try to retain large revolutionary laboratory for pandemic (6) 5 Mature epitaph put on grave finally (4) 6 He’s in a wagon heading north for a breather (7) 7 Guide appends mashed leguminous dish (5,7) 10 Dish in which gutted sheep perished, being minced? (9,3) 13 Rafter at sea with girl, hoping to reach this? (5,5) 15 Computer’s protective cover (3) 18 Control party lackey (8) 20 English trees rot (7) 22 U.S. marksman spent D-Day with three Europeans (7) 23 Spies turn up around

Germany rarely (6) 26 Cocky husband abandons Scottish city (4)