CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Lengths to get round lake fast (5) 4 Happening again to find engineers topical (9) 9 Agreement on getting one an instrument (9) 10 Teach skill in art management (5) 11 Setback includes bad actor getting a flower (6) 12 Bully has to catch a dark figure (8) 14 Pet given a pick-me-up when extremely dopey (9) 15 Vacant European politician to try removing centre (5) 17 Frenchmen accept poem as a way of communicating (5) 19 Deceiving couple with careful judgement (3-6) 22 Many get our menus the wrong way round (8) 24 Left a student at the gate (6) 26 Demon makes wild hog turn left (5) 27 Stop miner running amok in gallery (9) 28 Certain diner’s weird exterior is covered again (9) 29 Chap goes round two lakes and a ravine (5)

DOWN

1 Mad to bring it up in old money (7) 2 Delighted by song, need to dance round (9) 3 Wrong about soldiers’ anguish (7) 4 Destroy what’s left of the castle (4) 5 Supplier of materials to shrink gold (10) 6 In true style, point to attendants (7) 7 Old performance is correct in every detail (5) 8 Hide plant, and attempt to hide woman inside (7) 13 At home, curt sort wore trainer (10) 16 Father threw tin sphere as a game (9) 17 Boss gives fellow time to run (7) 18 Game you would be mad to lose (7) 20 Pressing matter to do at home (7) 21 Everyone turning grey outside passageway (7) 23 Roam around with one indigenous inhabitant (5) German gets free of network (4)