cryptic crossword
ACROSS
1 Limb concealed by most
exotic creatures (7)
9 Impoverished country lacking
a good part of hospital (8)
10 Notice father in study,
without expression (7)
11 Entertainer of television etc
taken in by hoax (8)
12 Toy gun found on top of this
(6)
13 The majority of jungle beasts confronting small rabbit-like creature (5,5)
15 Queen once forbidden to go
naked (4)
16 Helpful types needing Her Majesty in party merchandise (2,7)
21 Rows of pigs with no head (4) 22 Husband found lacking in his
greatest failed schemes (10) 24 Provisional section of
contract in Germany (6)
25 Resort seeing case of
reasonable progress (8)
27 Animal's mistake eating fibre
regularly (7)
28 Set that may ring or call in
poorly (8)
29 State real changes coming
after last month (7)
DOWN
2 Saying from the Bible on
making a mistake (8)
3 Changed doctor and stopped accepting life without protection (8)
4 Moving account of Tuareg love
in a whirl (10)
5 Very keen on some twin
towns (4)
6 Carnivorous animals in Channel Islands -- who will treat them? (6)
7 Bird -- large one found in
typical American pie (7)
8 Second fiddle? That's a
difficult question (7)
11 Line of children seeing
potential danger in water (9) 14 A team supporting measures
makes way (5,5)
17 Bowled everyone after easy
game (8)
18 Oddly safe in coach without
one change (8)
19 African runner with nothing
on way, being affluent (7)
20 Go round people to find
ornamental work (7)
23 Ruffle EU -- lots must be
upset (6)
26 Time to replace learner in
sluggish pack (4)