10a is the theme word to which all
across answers are connected. Clues whose answers do not
intersect 9d (except for 10a) consist of wordplay only; for
the six which do intersect, definitions are given but grid
entries and wordplay are appropriately affected by it. Down
clues are normal.
ACROSS
1 A politician seen in
brief photography session (7)
5 Local
conservationists guarding entrance to estate
(6)
10 Musical that's hard to broadcast
(4)
11 Becks "extra" beer, chilled,
outside bar (6,4)
12 Alpine runner and the
stupid one with very little 10 (9)
13
Expanse of water mostly seen around north
(4)
14 What's the last thing you'll see in
teacup? Nice milk? (5)
16 Criminal type,
no trouble for gathering of 10 (9)
19
Cornet blown by pensioner in style
(4,5)
20 American after second and first
in Yale (5)
22 Marine on exercises
(4)
24 Made white from black? A little
light show within (9)
26 Don't blow!
Doctor grinned when feeding baby swimmers
(6-4)
27 Pass over top of Kilimanjaro
(4)
28 Topless bird arrested by police
(6)
29 Stunts regularly featured in book
(7)
DOWN
2 A lot of / a little cheap
stuff (5)
3 I deal with dead people I sort
of cram into boxes (9)
4 Edible
plant, golden pine (6)
6 Fortune I'd found
in grave, perhaps (8)
7 Inventor
undoubtedly can't use odd parts (5)
8 Note
those camp occupations (9)
9 Footballer
leaving top division (6,7)
15 Lord Mayor,
around 29, misinterpreted religious doctrine
(9)
17 Concave moulding to crush dodgy
walls I left (9)
18 Big Daddy's wrestling
career interrupted by return of wasting disease
(8)
21 Old documents? Pulp your
Independent (6)
23 To see businessman,
doctor takes lift from ground level?
(5)
25 Vessel carrying away old coin
(5)
