SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A room to put a trophy (5) 4 Cancel hit arrangement – it is complicated (9) 9 Headmaster is of the utmost importance (9) 10 German male managed to shine (5) 11 Two accounts, with one on a tree (6) 12 Bearcat is swarming with current organisms (8) 14 Rent piece out above source of quake (9) 15 Old performance was correct in every detail (5) 17 Chap goes to church for somewhere to sit (5) 19 Calibre is badly affected when ratty (9) 22 Engineers demand money to supply more power (8) 24 Wheat production has left a lot of money (6) 26 Concerning a boxing contest (5) 27 Too menial, unfortunately, to be sentimental (9) 28 It sets off to do a rotten performance (9) 29 A shade concerned with the environment (5)

DOWN

1 Soothe a primate with vegetables (7) 2 A soldier volunteers to run into disturbance (9) 3 Refuse to deteriorate gradually (7) 4 The sort to write on a machine (4) 5 Guarantee, side by side (10) 6 Strange thing that is nocturnal garment (7) 7 Acclaim, panache – erudition has it (5) 8 Youngster sat, managing to be very critical (7) 13 Row with medic about small underwear (6,4) 16 A doctor to turn clean away from such a vehicle (9) 17 Poet takes aim, breaking drinks dispenser (7) 18 Listener then moved round in comfort (7) 20 Cutting cloth initially, first using one’s teeth (7) 21 No leech worked to reach a level of responsibility (7) 23 Strike has a certain amount of influence (5) 25 Excursion in the direction of ancient city (4)