Friday 10 April

Across

9 Go off Geordie TV presenter, old male model (9) 10 Because of two performers, start to obfuscate (3,2) 11 Following fart, Earth tremors (5) 12 Rate increase for stall (9) 13 Man stopping agitated suspect leaving court in ancient city (7) 14 Some welcoming chief’s utter lawlessness (7) 17 Small untruth by rector is more cunning (5) 19 Individual taking ecstasy (3) 20 Husband visiting market in Hull (5) 21 Most ale breaks down sugar (7) 22 Sickness resulting from excrement, mostly, around hovel (7) 24 Perhaps rib cracked by a silly prat in royal family (9) 26 Working at home is boring Harry (5) 28 Different native losing millions (5) 29 Claimant’s straightforward argument (9)

Down

1 Suggestion from middleman oddly ignored (4) 2 Destroy spirit (6) 3 Showman, one playing Paris and Rome (10) 4 Supply of suet for juvenile wannabe? (6) 5 Infiltrate a couple’s enthralling exchange at last (8) 6 Revolutionary cut more unusual root vegetable (4) 7 Average doctor taking nothing on (8) 8 Claim written language doesn’t include the letter R (4) 13 Where to find classic content to keep, somehow (5) 15 Quickly leaving a relationship to keep some credibility, primarily (10) 16 Crimean War conference site boosted at city close to Turkey (5) 18 Musical show Oscar’s promoted in one advance article (8) 19 I reprove criminal on the way out (8) 22 Emperor announced what guards should do to escaping woman? (6) 23 Draw Forth Bridge’s terminus, OK? (6) 24 Jeer King James, perhaps (4) 25 Pressure on animal sanctuary to provide recreation area (4) 27 Present introduction from Guardian and two shelfmates (4)