SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Avoid bumper car, mostly (5) 4 Doctor about to stir rag around (9) 9 A victory can heal problem in a sudden barrage (9) 10 Mopes about at a meeting (5) 11 Unknown informant originally displaying many blades (6) 12 Lively as a film like Toy Story (8) 14 Yet another speed is well below par (5-4) 15 Govern in bad conditions, by the sound of it (5) 17 Fellow finds new diet disgusting (5) 19 Is first batsman able to be useful in the kitchen? (3,6) 22 All bad EU changes are commendable (8) 24 Rummage about for a polecat (6) 26 Control boundary, but not initially (5) 27 Dealers made rents follow new arrangement (9) 28 Reportedly connected to old money found in bath (9) 29 Set a test for flavour (5)

DOWN

1 Rush of air, but not from a bottle (7) 2 Writer has little spirit at first (9) 3 Passed by – pleased, in a strange way (7) 4 Event contested by people (4) 5 Environmental prohibitions take in English produce (5,5) 6 Ship that has no right to bunting (7) 7 Tries desperately to take a test again (5) 8 Sheep gets a belt, and fast (7) 13 Calcium and copper have left student new rota for computer (10) 16 Fool roaming around America (9) 17 Lose a friendship in autumn? Unacceptable (4,3) 18 Picture maid in a whirl about silver rook (7) 20 It’s given at this moment in time (7) 21 Regret taking alien in group of advisers (7) 23 Rotund idiot has reversed (5) 25 Register a common European perch (4)