Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 The first gag could create fear

in actor (5,6)

9 Walking stick Paul Mccartney carried round Los Angeles (7)

10 Throw out foreign article for

a laugh (7)

11 Short fat woman (3)

12 Boisterous girl dealt roughly

with leaders of team (7)

13 Englishwomen agitated by

gown’s —––? (7)

14 Confirmation of leading trio

in ‘Yesterday’ (3)

15 It’s gripped by heroic Aberdonian, then tossed (5)

17 Article about computers

reveals old clerical tax (5)

18 Bird from Spain, large, deserted by adult (5)

20 Scandinavian vegetable (5)

22 Cut times in Accident &

Emergency (3)

24 Earhole accident — retained

this after surgery? (7)

25 Dust blower is back with tiny

volume in hopper (7)

26 Immediately realise king’s

gone (3)

27 Tense first lady wears concealed stole (7)

28 Block Colonel’s start in

Cluedo possibly (7)

29 5 triathletes in hospital department surroundings (11)