The Brain Teaser

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For “free,” the clue I compiled gets derision (8)

She took back the Swedish girl to the border (6)

Tees off, giving one plenty to chew over (8,7)

In charge of sport-playing out in the hot spots (7)

Not joking about the cause of the cheeps in your head? (7)

Wrongly depict the interior again as thoroughly run down (8)

Should you say anything (5)

Change the time, in a real fix (5)

Let out about the state aid, creating a stink! (8)

Abrasions from the many spears knocking about (7)

Putting in Tom's funny gag about the signs of decay (7)

Running through in rehearsal (7,8)

He shows a deficit in “12” (6)

Caught cold and real trouble set in (8)

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Goes off about, when one cooks it (6) Lovely lady, taking notes out is cheating (9) Robert is the bearer (7)

Verbal clues for “city” (5)

Conclude the number is really hot (7)

She's the one with the French name (5) Figure the taste is different and say so, wrongly (8)

Swore to try, within the date arranged (8) Mean to get a position for someone who won't work (8)

The boatman from the old region (9)

Not so good you can't miss it? (8)

Deplores the money I got through by backing (7)

Call out and I go back in, as you'd expect (7)

Climb the Andes, shivering with cold right through (6)

Stuff the fish to take over (5)

An Italian whose mother has gone to

Brazil (5) 1 Lean back; 5 Stocks; 9 Genially; 10 Barrel; 12 Tracks; 13 Contrite; 15 On the surface; 18 Out of spirits; 23 Brainier; 24 Braise; 26 Regale; 27 Made news; 28 Extras; 29 Agitator.

DOWN: 1 Lights; 2 Annual; 3 Blacken; 4 Cold; 6 Traitor; 7 Cardigan; 8 Soldered; 11 Consort; 14 Whippet; 16 Forborne; 17 Straight; 19 Fenella; 20 Torrent; 21 Silent; 22 Teaser; 25 Bang.