CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1. Siblings — hers cryptically? (4-8) 8. Nobleman, one avoiding fraught marriage (7) 9. Equip container to hold fish? On the contrary (7) 11. They carry injured people and bricks (10) 12. Intend to leave (4) 14. Trendy artist travelling round arrived secretly (2,6) 16. Primarily formal, stiff and unresponsive (6) 17. Pair at work removing clothing (3) 19. Envoy consumed part of chicken first (6) 21. Unruly alumni really disheartened VIP (8) 24. Couple going out together ran into one on way back (4) 25. Butter has melted over cold snack (10) 27. Old chap in Paris street turns over in entrance (7) 28. Fancy silver found in independent quarry (7) 29. Even so, there’s always more about article (12)
Down
1. Like the Iliad, heroic, involved with myths principally (7) 2. Just run away with current pal (10) 3. Graph showing grouse raised with deer (3,5) 4. Where to find a dark blue shoe? (6) 5. Drive woman’s daughter (4) 6. King not well, complaining bitterly (7) 7. Israeli males disrupted national anthem (12) 10. Punch is passed round lido, blended for tourist (12) 13. French crew regularly wangle goods carried in bulk (10) 15. It’s designed to bore everyone, so I’m told (3) 18. Those in changes involving university perform better (8) 20. Top ten in class getting a pineapple (7) 22. Wins races in Asian complex (7) 23. Right way up for fungus (3,3) 26. Auctioneer’s last word disappeared (4)