Across

1 I yell out loud for something cold to eat (3,5)

9 A quintet backing me with song that’s an angelic salutation (3,5)

10 Lady against entering river in France (6)

11 Mum, before spring, is seen in Scottish town (10)

12 Some impolite ranter going on and on (7)

14 Service improves, person holds (7)

16 Mother loses head, suffering pain (5)

17 Man quietly departing from Mediterranean island (5)

18 Good plant for fruit (5)

20 Handy set of books collected by pensioner (2,3)

22 Making appeals to the highest authority (7)

24 See place noted for sherry and port (7)

26 See CD-ROM shelf being rearranged (10)

27 Strange enquiries silly sir leaves about horses (6)

28 Apostle, a theologian in the US (8)

29 The Yorkshire engraver, one gathered, is more touchy (8)

Down

2 See witches make an attempt (8)

3 See easy gallop made over part of Greater Manchester (10)

4 Constituent, European, showing mercy, not cold initially (7)

5 Something made from barley on a Mediterranean island (5)

6 Disciples’ father, character with a spring (7)

7 George the First and first lady mourn (6)

8 See material under vehicle (8)

13 Considering family’s missing article (5)

14 List of words in very old taxi (5)

15 Stop hot rum being drunk in city (10)

17 Ability to cover a large town (8)

19 Vine crop cultivated in 3D perhaps (8)

20 Dance — there’s more in this for Sydney Carter (3-4)

21 Discreet but ill-mannered in non-U boat (7)

23 A lager turned to vinegar (6)

25 Tribute to a good person (5)

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