Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Little time left in warm embrace is dear (6)

4 Constituent is an ardent supporter (8)

10 Nothing in court contest producing true partnership (4, 5) 11 Lacking skill in Italian holding writer back (5)

12 Tanker installing right navigational aid on computer (7) 13 American serving in pub using premises correctly, for example (7)

14 Temperature, approximately, in part of body (5)

15 Namely, swallowing blend I mixed that’s bad for consumer (8)

18 Origin of glow, a small lamp (8)

20 What left and right have in common with moderate guy (5) 23 Composer of the year as represented in pieces (7)

25 Pay no attention to piece of instruction, e.g. lecture (7)

26 One emperor backed another’s follower (5) 27 Performer who needs to take a bow before starting (9) 28 Standard combination of gold, foreign currency, and yen (8)

29 Partly why bridge is crossed? (6)

DOWN

1 Not in union — albeit, oddly, in organisation allowing it (8)

2 Various changes, and person who delivers others (7)

3 Soft material that once formed cover for little jumper (9)

5 A most unfriendly conclusion about possible site of leg injury (8, 6)

6 Article in no need of trimming? Good (5)

7 Means of creating letters, say, clients reproduced (7)

8 It’s clear oddly deficient clues irritate (6)

9 Precious material pirate found under site of castle, we hear (8, 6)

16 Popular rising still without courage or honour (9) 17 Communist’s taken over country, in other words (8) 19 In brief, part of speech is edited as suggested (7) 21 Artist upset about revolutionary elite creating studio (7)

22 In charge of party, be excessively active (6) 24 Initially lacking merit, succeed as student (5)