SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Assert silver has left magical assembly (5)

4 Group of tents next to a river and a tower (9)

9 I will ring in pride, terribly criticised (9)

10 Character often dropped (5) 11 Understand Arctic dweller has temperature (6)

12 Practice making idiot sprint (5,3)

14 Heard this writer follow a cosmetic (9)

15 Negotiate deal with English singer (5)

17 Frenchman with new tree to gauge (5)

19 Dare to say a daughter started exploit (9)

22 Limit an urban area’s dimensions (8)

24 Points legs out to Marxist collaborator (6)

26 Farewell from a deity abroad (5) 27 Famous Scandinavian’s pet (5,4)

28 Preacher is ready, real excited (3,6)

29 Down, reversing stage (3,2)

Down

1 Convict breaking tip in grotto (7) 2 Not all met disaster in area of growth (9)

3 North African style is audibly addictive (7)

4 Break off to have something with fish (4)

5 Frequency of spiritualist getting greeting (6,4)

6 Excellent average, a returning cause of weariness (7)

7 Bury in hinterlands (5)

8 Magnify space – he can move (7)

13 Notice an aged TV worked, so not deprived (10)

16 Cheerful old banter about following union (9)

17 Claim he confused saint (7)

18 He’s on his own concerning clues’ solution (7)

20 Tons transported after noon – work uninterrupted (7)

21 Each back from one direction (7)

23 Aware of convenience outside (5)

25 Dread fare changes (4)