Crossword 30,502

Across

1 Out of many directions, soldiers returned in formal line beside lodgings (4,3,8)

9 Distress when a French copper cuts foot (7)

10 Various waterfowl close to lake (7)

11 Wood like dog’s brought back (5)

12 Swimming in her pond is a mood booster (9)

14 Cook rhubarb with fish? That’s revolutionary (6)

16 Padded copper ring with gleaming exterior (8)

18 Urges to grasp core of definitive disciplines (8)

19 Ball that’s targeted article by large canine (6)

21 Stickybeaks in conversation care about lottery (5,4)

25 Multitude of cycling heats (5)

27 Posh folk taken from Paris to Sicily (7)

28 Parts of plants sustained energy (7)

29 Roughly nine letters Matt is sending to Coventry (6,9)

Down

1 Type of lorry winged beast escaped, so Spooner says (7) 2 Not running, aluminium internal parts (5)

3 Stirrers from Costa no cost – gratis to put another way (9) 4 Machine that turns coffee making low temperature hot (5) 5 Funds removed from banks I had cancelled (5)

6 Partygoer comparatively bold removing top (5)

7 Digging Eastern illustrations around hotel (9)

8 Writers Laurence and Laurie discussed in rigorous way (7) 13 Casino built outside Italy’s capital city (7)

15 Merry prisoner court dismissed on the bottle (9)

17 Advantage in competition from loaf, singular baked item (4,5)

18 Albatross regularly following sound from cork trees (7)

20 Roast meat put with reduced wine (7)

22 Consumed all contents from set rate menu (5)

23 Further test son’s taken in two subjects (5)

24 Superfluous part of garment, we’re told (5)

26 A bathroom fixture lacking base and stand (5)