Across

1 Candidate obtaining gold, loud acclaim also (8)

5 Go over game (6)

9 ' … a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about three-score ____' (Luke 24:13, AV) (8)

10 Star lit timeless festival (6)

12 Church initially erected by court where Ezekiel had visions (6)

13 Without Leonardo's original item, display of pictures is not the main attraction (4-4)

15 Suffering for eternity, pain in prison (12)

18 Old-fashioned aunt and I live abroad (12)

23 Pull up fast, moving East around circuit (8)

24 Nonsense about revolutionary Episcopal vestment (6)

26 Entirely spotted from chin to toe (2,4)

27 Bounder penning lines at one to give female support (8)

28 Cut out for getting old partner in touch with splinter group (6)

29 Disheartened matron enters singly, withdignity (8)

Down

1 Act of worship not on slippery surface? (6)

2 Fish in one English river and another English river (6)

3 Recent arrival experiencing gas having gobbled tea (7)

4 Nearly but not quite dark (4)

6 Ultimate design in torn clothing (7)

7 Old European money producing crises across Switzerland (8)

8 Lay wives abandoned wicked habits (4,4)

11 Goddess in this person's museum (7)

14 Work in fields through North Americanseason (7)

16 Palace official achieving prominence in the the Eternal City (8)

17 Laws - things set up in stone over time? (8)

19 God ultimately destroyed cities not believing in religion as revealed? (7)

20 Novice and a hymn-writer keeping company (7)

21 Country shed restricted by prohibition (6)

22 Solid couples leading stomp, oddly gyrating (6)

25 Dip duck into powdered palm-pith (4)

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