There
is much gold in the grid, but none in the wordplay.
ACROSS
1 This tie represents
officialdom (11)
7 Kingfisher?
(3)
9 The French MAY have an indigenous
people (5)
10 Flowers for French husbands
(9)
11 Greek character and two other
blokes used to be African (9)
12 Mention
Mrs Gorbachov nearly gets the point (5)
13
FBI agents take time to grow (7)
15
Amnesiac, at heart, was an hairy man
(4)
18 Fiercely attack the outskirts of
Montreal (4)
20 Introduction a couple of
prisoners escape (7)
23 Advisor regularly
contributed to soundtrack (5)
24 Brought
together around the beginning of last month, these accounts
are provisional (9)
26 Cheered old man
returning to paddle about without one
(9)
27 Turbine part on westward-facing
hill (5)
28 Very small call for help
(3)
29 Unpredictably rough terrain, mostly
with name unknown (11)
DOWN
1 Heraldic weapon is allegedly
Lancelot's to start with (8)
2
Comprehensive and methodical, however
(8)
3 Nothing to be green
(5)
4 Versifier revealing himself as
Byron, Blake, or Browning? (7)
5 Grannie
wanders, coming under fire? (2,5)
6
Regularly stung by mysterious plant
(5,4)
7 Milky preparation in a tailspin
(2-4)
8 Genuine Greek island's centre for
fishermen (6)
14 Explain what online
research establishment consumed (9)
16
Last bout disastrous for Navy's undersea complement?
(8)
17 As the Italian leaves, proffer
flower in a gentle way (8)
19 Clean lift
for socialist Holland (7)
20 Kudos for
tip-up carrying empty load (7)
21
Brazilian city where master meets bridge partners
(6)
22 Takes on commercial work – just the
odd task (6)
25 Policemen going up in the
world form a sort of column
(5)
