CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Test her early after surgery here in London? (6,6)

8. Vehicle carries medic in charge of linen (7)

9. Bowl thus, very short, getting a rare maiden after duck (7)

11. Action here not far into part of meal (10)

12. King Edward’s first to enter fourth capital (4)

14. English genius busy keeping constant way to improve races (8)

16. Excellent big NFL game doesn’t use flyer at night (6)

17. Scrape throne, avoiding odd parts (3)

19. Detective in base is central figure in row (6)

21. Pest lives in shade (8)

24. Banker ending in 11 (4)

25. After work, I get in mood promptly (2,4,4)

27. Post broadcast by this paper (7)

28. They steer arable farmers (7)

29. Doctor hated women’s complete authority to dispatch (5,7)

Down

1. Port, meat and food in general brought up (7)

2. Hope resident, game girl, meets new Scotsman (10)

3. Intrude, or chance being crushed (8)

4. One’s other half uses rocks crossing river (6)

5. Different kings held eastern English in bad odour (4)

6. Hard to find quartet in European vessel (7)

7. Cold drink breaks America’s code (3-5,4)

10. Lamb’s feet cooked over eggs for Easter, maybe (7,5)

13. A quadrille’s awkward without right Spanish dish (10)

15. Child’s tune doesn’t end (3) 18. Regret looking up old hero’s submarine service (8)

20. Have a right to leave briefly at a quarter past five (7)

22. Dress in a top, the greenest one (7)

23. Cool depression crossing France causes rising tide? (6)

26. Tense Irishman hides spades (4)