Cryptic Crossword

SOLUTION ACROSS:

1 Photocopier. 9 Erosion. 10 Optical. 11 Con. 12 Migrate.13 El Greco. 14 Pom. 15 Inapt. 17 Rusty. 18 Panic. 20 Budge. 22 Irk.24 Culvert. 25 Gleaned. 26 Roe. 27 Amnesia. 28 Edifice. 29 Heavyweight.

DOWN:

1 Ploughman’s lunch. 2 Origami. 3 Ounce. 4 On one’s tod. 5 Integer.6 Rocket scientist. 7 Team up. 8 Gloomy. 16 Arbitrary. 18 Pick at. 19 Chelsea. 21 Evening. 23 Kidney. 25 Geese. 1 Talk foolishly with liberal French cleric in bar’s confines (7) 5 Plucky fighter is yet to get treatment (6)

9 Row Dina contrived briefly (2,1,4)

10 Academics who enjoy books? (7)

11 Travel with American in Indian state (3)

12 Varied private care making one shilly-shally (11)

13 Simulate stage (3,2)

14 Woman following discipline in English city (9)

16 Rafter and boy mobilised a form of maritime transport (5-4) 17 Retired doctor defends priest given bother (5)

19 A French fellow with drink, quietly skilful and resolutely calm (11)

22 Broadcaster largely associated with a Jamaican style of music (3) 23 A priest having stumbled gets to walk wearily (7)

24 Note Greek publishing company getting to assemble again (7) 26 Old prime minister, a dry, slippery type on reflection (6) 27 Only chap ignoring pressure somehow is serene (7) 1 Introduce British circle on the rise (5,2)

2 Fame attracts oaf sadly in reality (2,1,6,2,4)

3 Show disapproval of infant’s footwear lacking tie (3)

4 Journey to skirt good, long hilltop (5)

5 Company given approval over time for a sphere of activity (9)

6 A question among leaders of independent research institute for Middle East national (5)

7 An often-repeated event disturbed a modest hostelry (3,4,3,5) 8 Go up a last point bordering South Carolina (6)

12 Small plant getting sun in Pennsylvania and New York (5) 14 Broadcast about hospital section that’s an outstanding example (9)

15 Constrain a group of police (5) 16 Defective flat unlit regularly over year (6)

18 Expressionless cathedral official accepting commercial power (7)

20 Horrify a Scandinavian that’s flipped (5)

21 Slender tree beginning to blossom by Irish church (5)

25 Part of entourage left cosmetic substance (3)