CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Harbour worker leaves university carrying case (11)

9. Greek character, married, with money around – a stack! (7)

10. Return for treatment here after he falls off bike (7)

11. Withdraw boat and coach (3)

12. Spread out aquatic mammal, tail first (7)

13. Earl minced about, limited to one area (7)

14. Mae West protects owner of fleece (3)

15. Greek apparently impresses character in his country (5)

17. Head case we’re backing alongside Lord Lieutenant (5)

18. Brush untidy plant (5)

20. Gallop across top of Grampian range (5)

22. Rocks, or what may split them (3)

24. Censure top salesman going first (7)

25. Couple following me about to hug (7)

26. Being on strike’s no longer fashionable (3)

27. Kind of reality circulating rapidly around you in Paris (7)

28. Nothing in this place limiting brave woman (7)

29. U S National Park’s citrine? (11)

Down

1. Cap, uniform and boots etc for owner’s use only (7,8)

2. Managed to fire rifle (7)

3. Former PM starts to blame Europeans perhaps (5)

4. Nanny’s surname and ID need changing (9)

5. Key functions involve superior coins in Lisbon once (7)

6. Devious Ivan cut no ice with Mum? That’s not saying much! (15)

7. Plan small church across border (6)

8. Writing implement enclosed in tablet briefly (6)

16. Writer occupying top floor organised minister’s duties (9)

18. Try hammering rivets (6) 19. One old fellow put in blue compound to get green energy (7)

21. There’s nothing to impress me about ban (7)

23. How many remain after taxi drops former volunteers? (6)

25. Those close to the front display spirit (5)