cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Game Carol plays with sister regularly (8)

5 Walks stiffly when final cricket ball has been delivered (6)

9 Cruel, like an ungrateful Frenchman? (9)

11 Cat attracts extremely unusual VIP (5)

12 Rejection of Conservative road leading to decay (3,3) 13 At sea, no rating is clueless (8)

15 Stop messing about and switch to TV quiz? (3,2,3,5)

18 Hint leg's injured, limiting team lacking individual awareness (13)

22 Broadcast managed to fill times on vacation with German (8)

23 Cover for head schoolteacher at centre of town (6)

26 Child pens first letter on back of Easter card (5)

27 Food pigs hate scattered across interior of sty (9)

28 Plant in orderly system (6)

29 Brief displays of theatrics, something John McEnroe used to do? (8)

DOWN

1 Ineffectual person, this writer the French avoid locking up (4,4)

2 Dash, heading off for meal (5)

3 Banker occasionally sorry adding international name above old firm (7)

4 Raise favourite son to get degree (4)

6 A fair kind of lottery? (7)

7 Cambridge college speaker's sentimental (9)

8 Hail leads to significant accumulations, lasting until temperatures ease (6)

10 Prudence comes from a municipality depressed by decline (8)

14 Embarrasses fellow endlessly, then smiles (8)

16 He's engaged by stars to produce book (9)

17 Visiting America, listen out for useful devices (8)

19 State of the loo's dreadful! (7) 20 Somewhat indecent and arrogant to change starter (7)

21 Still overjoyed after giving up The City (6)

24 Wash two articles previously black (5)

25 Bar banter (4)