Genius crossword 377

el sereno

Seven clues have no definition. They share a common factor in 5 Across, which is an anagram of a superfluous word in another clue

Across

1 Providing a source of income, finish in debt (8) 5 See preamble (6) 9 Wants to include grandma, getting agreements (9) 11 Men beginning to faint in church (5) 12 Bad-tempered elk squashing rear of car (6) 13 Under pressure to include part of UK being penalised (8) 15 Energy used with free CFCS even produced fizz (13) 18 Where gents lie drunk unlawfully behind this? (8-5) 22 Lovers upset by unpleasant smell (8) 23 Troublesome hearing (6) 26 River flowing west in the borders of Lagos (5) 27 Policeman’s dispatched to secure identification for protester (9) 28 Evaluate origin of expansion in a couple of vessels (6) 29 Times must cover Angela losing head with start of election (8)

Down

1 Overload of carbon in food additive (8) 2 Runs to support person favouring peace (5) 3 Succeed like this, protected by doctor (7) 4 Star gets a lift keeping northern women in order (4) 6 Sale of uranium captured in battle (7) 7 Struggling charioteer wanting a source of light (9) 8 Improves and targets under half of them (6) 10 Finding a supply of bitter cassis initially popular with gin cocktail (8) 14 Pal up with bishop - terribly refined (8) 16 Soldiers and pilots will welcome American independence (9) 17 A bit cunning about illumination (8) 19 Selfish types being, for example, first in case of offers (7) 20 Revolutionary green part of a candle (7) 21 Bush and Lincoln left with first-class returns (6) 24 Perfection seen in bride altering cleats (5) 25 Man perhaps lives life on the outside (4)