CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Frank cancels this job, given a long time to pack (7,5)

8. Comparatively spacious or more spread out, I admitted (7)

9. Pickpocket’s bit of good fortune in drinking vessel? (3,4)

11. Identify comic drinking French wine, like demonstrators? (4-6)

12. Old 17 rejected writer (4) 14. I ate crab at sea, the source of my indigestion? (8)

16. Smart south coast resort

not operating (6)

17. Tease member in vault (3) 19. Summon home very fine

European (6)

21. Lots of records here,

somewhat set back on stand (8)

24. Well-ventilated cheese plant maybe, top missing (4)

25. In the desert they disrupt stray nomad’s rests, sapping energy (10)

27. Learned river turns back

on rough tide (7)

28. Light tea ordered for

recent arrival (7)

29. Thirty-nine books summarised in ‘The Heart of Midlothian’ (3,9)

Down

1. Humdrum genus of roses

kept in still (7)

2. The remains of the drink?

(10)

3. Cheers Unionist about

upset in broadcast (2,6)

4. Increase income finally by

ten old pence (6)

5. Note a rare drop of liquid

(4)

6. Gathering seventy regu

larly in China (7)

7. To speed up construction, a carpet fibre should be woven (12)

10. Marshal sent in former

U.S. pioneers (12)

13. 17s meet in this British coastal town, not centre of Bury (10)

15. Notice about current

support (3)

18. Group female neckwear (8)

20. Version of reality rapidly spreading around you in Paris (7)

22. Level section, including

Bishop Street (7)

23. Press photographers

surround First Lady (6) 26. Juliet left it outside dump (4)