CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Have a role for workers, at the end, to get

accommodation (9)

6 The greatest boxer, initially, had an excuse

in court (5)

9 Left one small firm housed in a range of

columns (7)

10 Employs one who pledges his word as he

enters into a contract (7)

11 Eat away at the character of a hero, despite

everything (5)

12 Show one's staying power in the end to cure

a new outbreak (9)

13 Summoned one to court when spotted,

we're told (5)

14 I'm long-suffering, moving inwards (9)

17 Had a new letter drawn up for one's deputy

(9)

19 Odds on one little boy getting noticed (5)

21 Turn to a rebel to help create a complicated

design (9)

24 Some of them may end up having to

improve things (5)

26 Work with reporters to persecute others

(7)

27 Volunteers came back into that place, at

some stage (7)

28 Finished off being protected from closure

(5)

29 Goes to the very end, but beats a retreat

(5,4)

Down

1 Get rid of second specimen. It's quite enough

(5)

2 Broadcast left behind at a transport hub (7)

3 Might he follow one to the finish, with some

hesitation (4-5)

4 One creates old assortment of mysterious

objects (9)

5 Cloth designed for model with a little dress,

initially (5)

6 Show that temper can, in fact, change

relationships (5)

7 It's natural, moving in to the top, for a young

actress (7)

8 Examined one little boy, and had a new start

to gamble on another (9)

13 Did one preach about the need for a

guardian? (9)

15 Gets here with little hesitation, like a host

on TV (9) 16 Reduce the amount of a sample. It's

unpalatable (9)

18 Was caught out, having little time to be

criticised (7)

20 Need to take in train, that's turning into

apathy (7)

22 Spot a nymph in a more advanced position

(5)

23 To have a second radio might be something

worth having (5)

25 Started to do good , finding somewhere to

stay (5)