Across:
1. Nothing is held back in French wine concept (6)
4. Married man almost takes best street to find mother with boneless dog (7)
9. Familiar residents (9)
10. Gas one cleared from Catherine’s place (5)
11. Cliff adopts one Scottish lad (5)
12. Clean sweep of disputed lands held by lightweight (5 4)
13. Investigate divorcee quietly gaining knowledge (7)
15. Deposit from an intimidating person (6)
17. Biscuit mix (6)
19. Scotch broth served outside old city dance (7)
22. After dessert poet gets rash (9)
24. Fashionable drug rings I would take back out of the mainstream (5)
26. All humane, ethical and devoted leaders are leading... (5)
27. ...Count true men running and carrying activist leader to centre of Leeds (9)
28. Get on board at inner interchange (7)
29. Avoid singer eating rejected pasty with no filling (6)
Down:
1. Clive is upset about the man reversing car (7)
2. When back in Paris, one gets a heated room (5)
3. Redhead wears finished item of clothing and is covered (9)
4. Try hand-turning water tap (7)
5. Mark gets article a day on old network provider (5)
6. I hang real newly-prepared pasta (5 4)
7. A lot come back into party with a lively energetic person (6)
8. Sticker left off heavyweight’s first mouth organ? (6)
14. Champion is quiet and prone to being upset about name (9)
16. Normally could this be a victory for Hereward the Wake? (9)
18. Encourage bishop at first to flourish (7)
19. Fragrant lotion made from Spooner’s fish at the bottom (3 3)
20. Sleet falls around the old holes (7)
21. Obliterate and swear at one! (6)
23. Lengthy drama involves mythical serpent (5)
25. She hunts and brings back article to help (5)
Solution:
VISION==HUBBARD
E=A=V=T=Y=R=N=Y
HOUSEHOLD=ARGON
I=N=R=N=R=N=E=A
CRAIG=GRANDSLAM
L===R=U=N===H=O
EXPLORE=TARTAR=
==R=W=====O=I==
=HOBNOB=BOURREE
E=P===U=A=T===Y
FOOLHARDY=INDIE
F=N=Y=G=R=N=I=L
AHEAD=ENUMERATE
C=N=R=O=M=L=N=T
ENTRAIN==BYPASS
Name: Puzzle 453
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. VI (SI O reversed) N (= French wine)
4. HUBB(y) (= married man) A (= best) RD (= street)
9. Double Def
10. AR [-A (= one)] GON (= Catherine's place)
11. CRA [I (= one)] G (= cliff)
12. GR [AND SL (anag LANDS)(anagrind = disputed) AM (= lightweight)
13. EX (= divorcee) P (= quietly) LORE (= knowledge)
15. Double Def
17. Double Def
19. B [O (= old) UR (= city)] REE (= Scotch broth)
22. FOOL (= dessert) HARDY (= poet)
24. IN (= Fashionable) DI (= I'D reversed) E (= drug)
26. A(ll) H(umane) E(thical) A(nd) D(evoted)
27. ENUMER [A(ctivist)] T (anag TRUE MEN)(anagrind = running) (Le)E(ds)
28. ENTRAIN (anag AT INNER)(anagrind= interchange)
29. B [YP (= P{ast}Y reversed) ASS (= singer)
Annos-Down:
1. V [EH (= HE reversed)] ICLE (anag CLIVE)(anagrind = is upset)
2. SA (= When reversed) UN (= one) A
3. OVER (= finished) G [R(ed)] OWN (= item of clothing)
4. HYDRANT (anag TRY HAND)(anagrind = turning)
5. BR (= old network provider) AN (= article) D (= a day)
6. ANGEL HAIR (anag I HANG REAL)(anagrind = newly-prepared)
7. D [YNAM (= a lot reversed)] O (= party)
8. TON (= heavyweight) G(-L)UE (= sticker)
14. P (= quiet) ROPONE [N (= name)] T (anag PRONE TO)(anagrind = being upset)
16. Double Def
18. B (= bishop) URGE ON (= encourage)
19. Spooner’s fish at the bottom = RAY BUM
20. E [YE (= the old)] LETS (anag SLEET)(anagrind = falls)
21. EFF (= swear) ACE (= one)
23. Telescopic
25. DIANA (= AN + AID reversed)
Defs-Across:
1. concept
4. mother with boneless dog
9. Familiar
9. residents
10. Gas
11. Scottish lad
12. Clean sweep
13. Investigate
15. Deposit
15. an intimidating person
17. Biscuit
17. mix
19. dance
22. rash
24. out of the mainstream
26. leading
27. Count
28. Get on board
29. Avoid
Defs-Down:
1. car
2. heated room
3. covered
4. water tap
5. Mark
6. pasta
7. a lively energetic person
8. mouth organ
14. Champion
16. Normally
16. a victory for Hereward the Wake
18. flourish
19. Fragrant lotion
20. holes
21. Obliterate
23. mythical serpent
25. She hunts