CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Is it local government policy where cars get built? (8,4) 8 Discarded items engineers start to count in planes (7) 9 Plaice, when swimming, ingest gallons of ocean (7) 11 Healthy eating interrupted by bender (10) 12 Lay out bananas the wrong way round (4) 14 Slapdash groomsman forgets special design initially? (8) 16 He persuades Finn’s chum to have a change of heart (6) 17 Stop parliament finishing early (3) 19 Fool Ulster birdwatcher? Not half (6) 21 Having contracted infection, perished overseas (8) 24 Refine hard individual (4) 25 Refurbished chapel a bit for type of Order (10) 27 Bridge or another card game (7) 28 Gourmet with his bottom missing from web image? (7) 29 Child in pony hairdo displayed abnormal anxiety (12)

DOWN

1 Put off judge intervening during a poor round (7) 2 Deceive local doctor on one government farm issue (7,3) 3 Boss pens a small couple of articles making top of page 1 (8) 4 Like member of pack, finished in position (6) 5 Jaunty rhythm from ill-tempered tenor (4) 6 English actress picked up every evening (7) 7 British bowler’s cool in delicate diplomacy? (12) 10 Denied having agreed to bring in senior policeman (12) 13 Wild rose breweries macerated around end of August (10) 15 Adult leaves girl halfway through (3) 18 Number of round holes seen at the front of this (8) 20 Note woman’s temporary possession (7) 22 Orange and cream-coloured oriental ware (7) 23 Student packed in beer at hotel base (6) 26 Firms‚nut supplier (4)