LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1309:

ACROSS: 1 Currant bun 6 Idea 10 Penalty 11 Brisket 12 Offshoot 13 Error 15 Rancid 16 Toxaemia 19 Fleeting 20 Astral 22 Ladle 24 Isotonic 26 Emerald 27 Luddite 28 Sash 29 Temperance DOWN: 1 Copt 2 Ring-fence 3 A flash in the pan 4 Toyboy 5 Unbutton 7 Dakar 8 Altar-rails 9 Nine Days’ Wonder 14 Artfulness 17 Mortician 18 Engirdle 21 Dollop 23 Dregs 25 Mere