CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 17,017
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ACROSS
1 Snap a dish in a fancy way? Go for bakery item (6,6)
8 Poisonous stuff in races getting broadcast (7)
9 Defendants face these costs (7)
11 Intern idly spread personal grievances? (5,5)
12 Backward regulations ignoring the latest in crime? That’s allegation (4)
14 Counterfeit change? It is a form of dishonesty (8)
16 Appropriate greeting for a sailor? (6)
17 Bob in the lead has drink (3)
19 Line is evident around U.S. college making restrictions (6)
21 Compromise with slogan of protectionists? (5-3)
24 Distasteful indoor game rarely observed on the outside (4)
25 Rival pic more OTT when reviewed (10)
27 Greek character with celebrity in retreat gets to come out (7)
28 Expert with a bodyboard has to get out of bed (7)
29 Man at large is agitating? Such makes life harder for politicians (8,4)
DOWN
1 Merit in France of what waiters do? (7)
2 Libertarians hate this note by awkward tenant, say (5,5)
3 Son cites malfunctioning components (8)
4 Speaker’s genuine wrinkle (6)
5 Old man is captivated by two points in bridge (4)
6 Excellent drink brought up — and special clothes (7)
7 Article probing rise of outstanding English company, large one importing good perfume (3,2,7)
10 Industrial protest constrains military units (6,6)
13 A peer tried to alter a small flat for occasional use? (4-1-5)
15 Instinctive grunt at intervals (3)
18 Rugby player with very large drink in short makes plan (8)
20 Sadly artist with money held up sweet wine (7)
22 One shunned and dismissed by set of actors (7)
23 New way followed by service at sea (6)
26 Animal’s tooth kept by gruff angler (4)