CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Cut the total growth of a cultivated plant (4) 3 Can handle with care, at first, when it is advantageous (10) 10 Did a new gent lead off when implicated? (9) 11 Some boys get round to fill things up; lots of it, in fact (5) 12 It’s a long stretch for record company, getting over Henry (5) 13 Leaves a group working on Sunday (8) 15 Climber tried out new line, initially (7) 17 After decree lacked content, a girl had to speak out (7) 19 Forgot to look the other way, being 14 down (7) 21 Prisoner had nurse to deal with (7) 22 Girl had right attribute, but with reservation (8) 24 Head off ram, for example, pure and simple (5) 27 It’s outrageous to rub someone up the wrong way, we’re told (5) 28 About to record over Hines, in order to reload (9) 29 Appoint workers with time to build encampment (10) 30 It’s difficult for runner to have pace, at the start (4) DOWN 1 Darling girl was quite cordial in the end (10) 2 May well excel, but for the wrong party (5) 4 A long line pay tribute to one, on command (3,4) 5 In the past, created sound type of card game (3,4) 6 Lined up, and managed to have exercised power over one (5) 7 A brave win conjured up after sudden bright idea (5-4) 8 Besides, some are tied up in the Chelsea team (4) 9 Popular duty for one who has control ... (2,6) 14 ... and head off for small joint, showing controlling tendencies (10) 16 Gin, eg, lent out by casual characters (9) 18 Things mixed together, so failed to distinguish them (8) 20 Model worker had spirit to cause outburst (7) 21 Poke fun at slight discount. It’s slander (7) 23 Add up to a lot, initially, on the whole (5) 25 Double up, at the end, with strong cord (5) 26 It can take a long time to settle on final damages (4)