LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Wh y northerner can’t smoke in retirement club? (5) 4 Initial advantage of saint visiting madam? (4,5) 9 Fight small publication involved in offence (9) 10 Rock on the radio for a nit? (5) 11 Individual contracted to separate band in dispute (6) 12 R eturn nogood rubbish delivered by Spooner (8) 14 Labour energy taxes: soft soap and flannel? (10) 16 Half -cut tramp opening for Pete and Dud (4) 19 St eaming after the last of this? (4) 20 O ne with dog and errant bats as concerns (2,6,2) 22 A French nut taking in the French Open? (8) 23 Not e that’s on about my past performance (6) 26 Antidot e for non-union employment: liquor (5) 27 Fit into a schedule at last! (5,4) 28 Their tone upset East Asia (3,6) 29 D octors covering the first of 999 calls (5)

DOWN

1 When dons scold son for interest levels (4,5) 2 In what manner grips run after tense cast (5) 3 Tho se against boxing in explosive runners (8) 4 L evel of spice in Goethe: a truckload (4) 5 Men eat more after playing a wind instrument (10) 6 Gr ey-haired flake promoting India (6) 7 F resh Madeira cakes Illinois sent via Dakota? (9) 8 Ha ving lost heart, con hoovers up a line (5) 13 A wfully game red and dominant lady in a field (6,4) 15 S omething that drew loads of people out West? (4,5) 17 By a loch, an old maid endlessly drinking Old Pride (9) 18 An insatiable female greatwhite shark (3-5) 21 O ne avoiding more theatrical clobber (6) 22 P ut out unopened box of matching mugs? (5) 24 L ove sex, but not with you and a veggie (5) 25 L eg it and consume apace in bar (4)