CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Is each lounge refurbished with one? (6,6) 8 Amid greetings, taxi’s upended charcoal burner (7) 9 Drop university lecturer absorbed by this planet (7) 11 Ingredient of drinks in cantina worried police (6,4) 12 Austrian composer first to broadcast work (4) 14 Injured skater in West Indies to practise another sport (5-3) 16 The old hands start to interest Arab (6) 17 Take part in play in Ascot regularly (3) 19 Get urge to tour Spain (6) 21 Earl thus far loves the docked canine (3,5) 24 Star’s not working, by the sound of it (4) 25 One controls goods on board GT maybe with verve (10) 27 Venerated lady travels south to collect daughters (7) 28 Tot and child entertaining one essayist (7) 29 Far-sighted women press these possibly to accept work (12)

DOWN

1 More than one Minister for housing? (7) 2 Frame paintings to be put up in document store (10) 3 Thin and gaunt, wearing exotic sari in this state? (3,5) 4 Gallery in gaol designed to confine trooper (6) 5 Twelve falling and rising (4) 6 After university Luke rebuilt case of large instrument (7) 7 Union with minced mutton, diamonds and ring (5,7) 10 Her long shins damaged instruments (7,5) 13 Ceps die – it’s possibly the effect of these chemicals (10) 15 Decorate independent church (3) 18 Class features courier, for example (8) 20 Send for another wind instrument Charlie’s wanted (7) 22 Scents old cars abandoned by motorway (7) 23 Go after contract involving United (6) 26 Like bass and where it’s found? (4)