DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Terribly masculine sporting lad’s big-chested (6)

4 Trigger’s first with rogues Del and Rodney? (8)

9 Rubbish actress almost given new role (6)

10 Page messenger taking time (8)

12 Caused upset on hospital department (8)

13 Dock facing North River (6) 15 Striking and elegant, but for pants … (13)

18 … changing pants, idea is so cool (13)

22 Old Nick relating to skeleton (6)

24 Laurence looking terrible in blue? (8)

26 Popular detective, cocky, coming over brave (8)

27 Attach ‘cut down bad habit’ warning (6)

28 Legally giving sanctuary in sacred surroundings (8)

29 Bad sport inhibiting one’s cheers (6)

Down

1 Checked and exposed trapping Queen (6)

2 Tool that’s fancy eases cut trimming rose’s top (9) 3 Guard dog is old lady’s pet (7) 5 Chess piece one jumps over King (4)

6 Most cutting exam after tell-tale turned up (7) 7 Exclusive lot is terribly exclusive initially (5)

8 More offbeat satire oddly covers outrage (8)

11 Cool match official occasionally cried quietly (7) 14 Demure in action getting seduced (7)

16 Beer ends namely in containers here? (9) 17 Correct my French taken by a beauty (8)

19 Inspires American with, like, acquiring knowledge (7) 20 Adult, small below, in pieces (7)

21 Consume, consumed by binges, tippling (6)

23 God of sex with bronze exterior (5)

25 Put pressure on sick to get medicine (4)