Across: 1. Since cars hardly worked in nineteen nineties, originally they made lots of bicycles (7) 5. Quiet annoying sound, or quite annoying sound? (7) 9. Original poster "Fourth Estate or Agent of Tyranny?" (9) 10. More faithful model king perhaps, but lacking heart (5) 11. I got trapped in Sydney suburb, brimming with testosterone for the most part (6) 12. College groups from the east muddled his 6s, in the main (8) 14. Goes fast down hill, cycling for minimal contact (4) 15. Eastern religous woman meeting with western intelligence agency - sometimes interesting talks follow, clearly stated (10) 18. Meeting with vendor, use confusion about last letter (10) 20. Cycling, ascended 6 which 25-1 down set down on 12/2/2001 (4) 23. It takes a lot of balls to be one of these judges, clinging to good while accepting both sides without hint of derision (8) 24. Stockade, impromptu, for free work? (Utopia, ultimately?) (6) 26. Rush and rush to get back behind lines, losing seconds (5) 27. Awkward line agent muffed (9) 28. Call rock band seen in Animal House (7) 29. Returning 25 8's edge (rarefied), initially attempt this risky undertaking? (7) Down: 1. Should he stick to his last shake, more shaken? (9) 2. see 23 down 3. Ladies ruined standards (6) 4. Modern outfit sported by backward peasant (4) 5. Deviously enter with opium in lining in trunk (10) 6. Lunatic adores it, 4 studies it (8) 7. Visitor out! Stir brewing... (7) 8. Fear the bare dirt (5) 13. see 23 down 16. Start to dream straight away, having night out with a faraway air (9) 17. Put into service, do deeply wrong (8) 19. Country, one repeatedly involved in range of problems (7) 21. Returning 25 8's edge (rarefied), initially perform and perform again in simulation (7) 22. Milieu generously welcomed Dr 1 across (6) 23,2,13. Academic establishment behind 25-1 down can spend money on family's shining light... I have to sit in line! (5 7 10) 25. Originally, "25 8 6 18", later also named for 22 1 down (4) Solution: SCHWINN=PRATTLE| H=O=D=A=E=S=O=A| OPPRESSOR=TRUER| E=K=A=A=I=E=R=T| MAINLY=STARFISH| A=N=S=U=O=O=S==| KISS=ENUNCIATED| E===D=I=E=D===I| RENDEZVOUS=EROS| ==I=P=E=M=E=E=T| JUGGLERS=EUREKA| O=E=O=S=N=G=N=N| HURRY=INELEGANT| N=I=E=T=A=N=C=L| STANDBY=REENTRY| Name: 889 - Last Shake Author: by BenDR Annos-Across: 1. acrostic 5. P + RATTLE 9. OP + PRESS + OR 10. T + RU(l)ER 11. MA(I)NLY 12. rev( FRATS ) + *HIS 14. cyc( SKIS ) 15. E NUN + CIA + TED 18. Z in *(VENDOR USE) 20. cyc( ROSE ) 23. JU(d)G(G)(L)E(R)S 24. tails &lit 26. rev( RU(s)H ) + RY 27. *(LINE AGENT) 28. *BAND in STY 29. rev( acrostic N E E R ) + TRY , ext def Annos-Down: 1. *(SHAKE MORE) 3. *LADIES 4. rev tel (pe)ASAN(t) < 5. *(ENTER OPIUM) 6. *(ADORES IT) 7. *(OUT STIR) 8. (f)EAR TH(e) 16. D + I(n)STANTLY 17. *(DO DEEPLY) 19. I,I in *RANGE 21. rev( acrostic N E E R ) + ACT 22. tel (mili)EU GENE(rously) 23,2,13. JOHN + SHOP + KIN + SUN + I'VE + R(SIT)Y 25. acrostic, ext def Defs-Across: 1. they made lots of bicycles 5. quite annoying sound 9. Agent of Tyranny 10. More faithful 11. for the most part 12. 6s, in the main 14. minimal contact 15. clearly stated 18. Meeting 20. 6 which 25-1 down set down on 12/2/2001 23. It takes a lot of balls to be one of these 24. Stockade, impromptu, for free work? (Utopia, ultimately?) 26. Rush 27. Awkward 28. Call 29. risky undertaking? Defs-Down: 1. Should he stick to his last 3. standards 4. Modern outfit 5. lining in trunk 6. 4 studies it 7. Visitor 8. dirt 16. with a faraway air 17. Put into service 19. Country 22. Dr 1 across 23,2,13. Academic establishment behind 25-1 down