SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

8 Retreat, taking silver dish (6) 9 Difficult to get transport in adversity (8) 10 Reviewer finds a student very important (8) 11 Introduction to modern Ravel composition is a wonderful thing (6) 12 Timid start, feeble, showing little change (5) 13 Went out to get an amphibian (4) 14 His pectorals come with details (4) 16 Presiding officer joins second summit with hesitation (7) 18 Adopt strange pose and application (7) 20 Look after the intellect (4) 21 Weapon used to acquire record points (4) 22 Guilt has British male driven mad (5) 25 Search a junction for some action (6) 27 Meet with disaster in apartment after autumn (4,4) 28 Bishop is even muddled about northern peak (3,5) 29 Change is rare in range (6)

Down

1 Burial mound, initially burying missile (6) 2 Smuggled stuff to deceive new art group (10) 3 Merchandise is a hit, overwhelms top tradesman (5) 4 Revolutionary sale involved part of London (7) 5 Drink to painter not having registered writer (9) 6 Sailor gets last of staples and ruler (4) 7 Enjoy head getting correspondence (8) 14 Criminal finds queen behind terribly posh elevator (10) 15 Not working, I have to change sides first (9) 17 Inmate rips off single Republican (8) 19 Animal going round large, loud city (7) 23 Inadequate game played with engineers (6) 24 Sort of fund forming after a thaw? (5) 26 Natural talent for being corrupt (4)