Across: 1. In regret, go back off script (5) 4. Toil safe at sea when carrying secondary vessels (9) 9. Western Australia briefly meets heads of new industry, also known as 29 of 24 fame (7) 10. It's old, hosting 25 24 down & other 6s, origins going back 250 years since it was founded (7) 11. Strongly assert "in pain, sister!" (6) 12. Vaguer heros liaise regularly, and holy figures are often backed by them (8) 14. Jerry's usual capers? (10) 16. Employment for 29 of 24 fame (4) 19. Central precinct oriented differently in European city (4) 20. For each one travelling in SUV, I get most cranky as the person in charge (10) 22. Bamboo bear not so much, but some smaller mammals cycling during widespread affliction (8) 23. Extremists from Zambia wearing mostly khaki arrangement from central Asia (6) 26. This sort of thing is often kept discreet, tacit or even held back (7) 27. Wide bin, really big one (7) 28. Not usually, I hope, anti-African? (9) 29. Those who served returning to get drugs and a strange glow in Canada (5) Down: 1. Enter writ, newly transcribed (9) 2. Tools to wipe dotty head in pursuit of good looks (5) 3. This comes out in online challenge? (8) 4. There's a big one between Angola & Kenya (4) 5. Worry about rub going wrong if extended session starts ... 24.25% of them go for an extra day! (10) 6. All-in gamble is an art form (6) 7. Firstly, apsidal points; here elliptic (low interference) orbiters naturally slowest (9) 8. Small joints, or "reefers" perhaps (5) 13. Unhealthy? Chew regurgitated food naked! (Current mysterious movement.) (10) 15. Maths icon developed 24 (9) 17. Ridiculous huger cars bring extra expense (9) 18. Most go through clouds, one through hills (8) 21. Variety with big numbers in Australia, and more in development (6) 22. What people want a slice of, including European Commission slice (5) 24. Expensive phone requires some help paying back! (5) 25. Small pale bird (4) Solution: ROGUE=LIFEBOATS| E=A=M=A=E=A=P=H| WOZNIAK=BOLSHOI| R=E=S=E=R=L=E=P| INSIST=AUREOLAS| T===I=I=A=T=I==| TOMFOOLERY=JOBS| E=A=N=L=I=A=N=U| NICE=SUPERVISOR| ==I=M=M=S=I===C| PANDEMIC=KAZAKH| I=T=R=N=S=T=P=A| EROTICA=WHOPPER| C=S=N=T=A=R=L=G| ETHIOPIAN=STEVE| Name: 896 - Pricey Phone Author: by BenDR Annos-Across: 1. rev(GO) in RUE 4. B in *( TOIL SAFE ) 9. W + OZ + N I A K 10. rev acr ( I(ts) O(ld) H(osting) S(wan) L(ake) O(ther) B(allets) ) < 11. tel (pa)IN SIST(er) 12. alt vAgUeR hErOs LiAiSe 14. TOM + FOOLERY (CD) 16. dd 19. (pr)ECIN(ct) < 20. PER in SUV + I SOR(e) 22. PAND(a) + cyc(MICE) 23. Z(ambi)A in *KHAK(i) 26. rt (t)ACIT OR E(ven) 27. W + HOPPER 28. *(I HOPE ANTI) 29. rev( VETS ) + E Annos-Down: 1. *( ENTER WRIT ) 2. G + A(d)ZES 3. E MISSION 4. (Ango)LA KE(nya) , ext def / semi-&lit 5. *RUB in FEAR + I E S 6. ALL in BET 7. acr &lit 8. S + HIPS 13. ILL + (r)UMINAT(e) + I 15. *( MATHS ICON ) 17. *(HUGER CARS) 18. A + VIA TORS 21. *( MORE IN ) 22. PI(EC)E 24. rev tel (h)ELP PA(ying) < 25. S + WAN Defs-Across: 1. off script 4. vessels 9. 29 of 24 fame 10. 250 years since it was founded 11. Strongly assert 12. holy figures are often backed by them 14. Jerry's usual capers 16. Employment 16. 29 of 24 fame 19. European city 20. the person in charge 22. widespread affliction 23. from central Asia 26. This sort of thing is often kept discreet 27. really big one 28. African 29. a strange glow in Canada Defs-Down: 1. transcribed 2. looks 3. This comes out 4. There's a big one 5. 24.25% of them go for an extra day 6. an art form 7. Firstly, apsidal points; here elliptic (low interference) orbiters naturally slowest 8. "reefers" perhaps 13. mysterious movement 15. 24 17. extra expense 18. Most go through clouds 21. Variety with big numbers in Australia 22. slice 24. Expensive phone 25. bird