Harpy's Weekend Crossword

Across

1. Air service from a mountain? (7)

5. Swimming at great event in the water (7)

9. Arrogant prisoner heard not standing (9)

10. Severely overcook, although cakes about right (5)

11. Monkey may be truer in space (8)

12. Support regular feature in newspaper (6)

14. Itinerant having a thousand and one to concede (7)

16. Studio that is involved in later broadcast (7)

18. Radical doctor has a short staff (7)

20. Start to notice a smell developing (7)

22. Old organ featured with Twist in novel (6)

23. Girl going before Ida on our coast (8)

26. So-called views at some locations (5)

27. Alien gent surprisingly lacking in refinement (9)

28. Mysterious saint buzzed with energy (7)

29. Sent a message and sounded like a bird (7)

Down

1. I’m cleared to be transformed when recovered (9)

2. Hurried, for example, going back over series of hills (5)

3. A deceit concocted to get a cold drink (4,3)

4. Cat in a cart touring cold continent (10)

5. Reportedly regretted being impolite (4)

6. Get over Brexit rapidly or Kent’s economic leaders run bankrupt (2,5)

7. Quite sour, distressed and blue (9)

8. Burglars only take part in crime (5)

13. Information found in most uncommon ecosystem (10)

15. Happy to air treatment for old fighter (9)

17. Withdrew from area of land covered in grass (9)

19. Time to debate disloyalty (7)

21. Earnest father outside northern Anglican church (7)

22. Nomad swims regularly in watering hole (5)

24. Inclined for last of cassava during period of fasting (5)

25. Nip absinthe evenly (4)