CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Minds centre in a novel

way showing subtlety (11)

9 Language was translated by those leading hospitality in large island (7)

10 Incorrectly pick

up something? (7)

11 Stop, we’re told, to get

colouring agent (3)

12 Eagerly devour egg, one that’s scrambled? About right (7)

13 Solitary soldier

of a low rank (7)

14 Table covering meant to appear at regular intervals (3)

15 Leave car before getting

a windproof jacket (5)

17 Leave old area

shown in film (5)

18 Copy two notes

with chapter (5)

20 Skilful director cutting

mixed tape (5)

22 Overturn objection to

get deep container (3)

24 Colin is excited when consuming a new Italian dessert (7)

25 A fellow in car that’s crashed

is one from Nigeria, say (7) 26 Badger some minion

aggressively (3)

27 Improve two directions

by luck, first off (7)

28 Large goose flying early

in middle of gaggle (7)

29 Her apology’s

botched wording (11)

DOWN

1 Technical skill shown in game by staff on vessel (15)

2 A rider has this excitement on horseback crossing river (7)

3 Omit when speaking European department beset by falsehood (5)

4 Nepal team

reconstructed a sign (9) 5 Executive detained by three points in type of bathroom (2,5)

6 Article on a picture recreated by friend in a restorative way (15)

7 Reverence established by Eastern revolutionary writer (6)

8 Very enthusiastic American subverted trend (6)

16 People have to be prepared to show this? (9)

18 Male on revamped dock packing first of exports is given derision (6)

19 Cole, say, is individual wearing jacket of clear gold (7)

21 Ruin something that

travels underwater (7) 23 Kindly British figure held up around front of garage (6)

25 A Greek in game indoors shows violent behaviour (5)

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