Across:
1. Idiot goes after new gold in city (6)
4. Message from glutton about nutritious starter (4)
7. Start first match on TV (3 5)
8. Very fair person can get into leaderless circle (6)
10. Cut off and cut up about 50 radishes initially (8)
13. Holds out artist’s badger (6)
14. Charles leaves soul singer to gain healthy advantage (7)
15. Look after theologian going round eastern wetland (6)
18. Was in the van after small valve was fixed (7)
19. Scottish smoker starts to ache round lower back (6)
20. Weariness of large soldier returning to heartless uncle (7)
25. We hear name of scorer (6)
26. Uncontrolled retail is a danger to health (8)
27. Forces supplier to be more nuanced when speaking (6)
28. Is a brave criminal rough? (8)
29. Obligation to distribute uniforms to your leaders (4)
30. Run away today with coat (6)
Down:
1. Resident is ignorant about time (6)
2. Coach returns to city and starts begging for somewhere to live (6)
3. Last word about copper’s intelligence (6)
5. I will join Lawrence in the latest thing to be doomed! (3-5)
6. Scowled at serious account by journalist (8)
7. Reprobates act about wearing smalls! (4)
9. Unruly noise about dictator initially being in agreement (6)
11. Key part of recent rallies (7)
12. Sped out with lubricant for rifle (7)
13. Awful plea for our safety around centre of Kyoto! (7)
16. Strong men spread asphalt endlessly (6)
17. Came out with named tea blends (8)
18. Peter’s car is easily hung on to (4 4)
21. Soldier and doctor get one student’s levelling device (6)
22. Initially enveloping one article within another produces fuel (6)
23. Mark makes beer, we hear (6)
24. New rate for weight of an empty vessel (4)
Solution:
==NASSAU=PING==
==A=U=C===L=R==
SETABOUT=ALBINO
O=I=U=M===F=M=N
DIVORCED=HARASS
S=E=BENEFIT=C=I
=====N=S=DEFEND
A=E=STAPLED=D=E
LUMBAR=O=O=====
P=A=FATIGUE=B=T
HANDEL=LISTERIA
A=A=S===M=H=U=R
SUTLER=ABRASIVE
==E=A===A=N=S==
==DUTY=FLEECE==
Name: Puzzle 462
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. N(ew) ASS (= Idiot) AU (= gold)
4. PI [N(utritious)] G (= glutton)
7. SET (= TV) ABOUT (= first match)
8. (H)AL [BIN (= can)] O (= leaderless circle)
10. DI [V (= 5) O (= 0) R(adishes)] CED (= cut up)
13. HA [RAS (= artist's) S (= holds)
14. BENE[-KING (= Charles) +FIT (= healthy)]
15. D [E(astern) FEN (= wetland)] D (= theologian)
18. S(mall) TAP (= valve) LED (= Was in the van)
19. LUMB (= chimney in Scotland = Scottish smoker) A(che) R(ound)
20. FAT (= large) IG (= GI reversed) U(ncl)E
25. HANDEL (= homophone of handle)
26. LISTERIA (anag retail is)(anagrind = Uncontrolled)
27. SUTLER (= homophone of subtler)
28. ABRASIVE (anag Is a brave)(anagrind = criminal)
29. D(istribute) U(niforms) T(o) Y(our)
30. FLEE (= Run away) CE (= today)
Annos-Down:
1. NA T(ime) IVE (= ignorant)
2. SUB (= BUS reversed) UR (= city) B(egging)
3. A CU (= copper) MEN (= Last word)
5. ILL (= I will) FA [TE (= Lawrence)] D (= the latest thing)
6. GRIM (= serious) AC(count) ED (= journalist)
7. S(mall) OD (= act reversed) S(mall)
9. ONSI [D(ictator)] E (anag noise)(anagrind = Unruly)
11. CENTRAL hidden in wordplay
12. DESP (anag Sped)(anagrind = out) OIL (= lubricant)
13. HIDE (Ky)O(to) US (= plea for our safety)
16. ALPHAS [anag asphal(-t)](anagrind = spread)
17. EMANATED (anag named tea)(anagrind = blends)
18. SAFE (= Peter) SEAT (= car)
21. GI (= Soldier) MB (= doctor) A (= one) L (= student)
22. E(nveloping) TH (AN) E
23. BRUISE (= homophone of brews)
24. TARE (anag rate)(anagrind = New)
Defs-Across:
1. city
4. Message
7. Start
8. Very fair person
10. Cut off
13. badger
14. advantage
15. Look after
18. fixed
19. lower back
20. Weariness
25. scorer
26. a danger to health
27. Forces supplier
28. rough
29. Obligation
30. coat
Defs-Down:
1. Resident
2. somewhere to live
3. intelligence
5. doomed
6. Scowled
7. Reprobates
9. in agreement
11. Key
12. rifle
13. Awful
16. Strong men
17. Came out
18. easily hung on to
21. levelling device
22. fuel
23. Mark
24. weight of an empty vessel