Across: 1. Doctor meant to infer from chemical reaction (12) 8. Is Spooner looking to rent or start to steal? (3-4) 9. Plan for new pastime (4 3) 11. Warning for shy celebs to get moving? (5 5) 12. Reverse position of knot... (4) 14. ...Positions at the front (8) 16. Delay Penny going inside with one deer (6) 17. Egghead joins part-timers with Greek character (3) 19. Ringo’s pellucid description embraces religious music (6) 21. Soft and sound as a bell after you inspect English leather initially (8) 24. Commander-in-Chief has one Swedish company (4) 25. Promising but empty words as injecting Botox, possibly (3 7) 27. Sailors’ English sauce (7) 28. Find innocent scholar to return to deal with this clue (7) 29. Carried out desert trips following commercial vehicle (12) Down: 1. Take responsibility shortly about current affairs broadcaster’s ability (7) 2. Puts back lines with new taste (10) 3. Queen’s sheep circled hill endlessly some time ago (8) 4. Thanks small chap at sea (6) 5. Take action to eliminate openings in visitor attraction (4) 6. Son Liam opens ottoman (7) 7. Bob’s longing to get quiet inside tip to be useful in supermarket (8 4) 10. Monarch, following standard, came across queen by toll collection point (7 5) 13. First step for morning person? (5 5) 15. Story written without gold pen (3) 18. Handle broadcasts in front of ventilation passage (8) 20. Slandered same nasty Communist (7) 22. Chips were first to be covered with rime (7) 23. Composer is trapped inside until I get in! (6) 26. The greatest king’s first object of worship (4) Solution: ==FERMENTATION= S=I=E=R=A=A=S== HOTWIRE=SITEMAP O=N=N=W=M=E=A=A PRESSAHEAD=KNAR P=S=T=I=N=E=L=K INSTALLS=WAPITI N===T=ETA=R===N GOSPEL=YIELDING L=M=S=L=R=Y=C=M IKEA=LIPSERVICE S=A=K=G=H=I=C=T TARTARE=ABSOLVE ==E=L=T=F=E=E=R =ADMINISTERED== Name: Puzzle 470 Author: by Steve Townsend Annos-Across: 1. FERMENTATION (anag meant to infer)(anagrind = Doctor) 8. HOT-WIRE (= WHAT HIRE) 9. SITE MAP (anag pastime)(anagrind = new) 11. Double Def 12. KNAR (= rank reversed) 14. Double Def 16. WA [P(enny)] IT (= Delay) I (= one) 17. E(gg) TA (= part-timers) 19. Hidden in wordplay 21. Y(ou) I(nspect) E(nglish) L(eather) DING (= sound as a bell) 24. IKE (= Commander-in-Chief) A (= one) 25. Double Def 27. TARTAR (= Sailors) E(nglish) 28. AB (= BA reversed) SOLVE (= deal with this clue) 29. AD (= commercial) MINI (= vehicle) STERED (anag desert)(anagrind = trips) Annos-Down: 1. F [ITN (= current affairs broadcaster)] ESS [= (con)FESS = Take responsibility)] 2. REINS (= lines) TATES (anag taste)(anagrind = new) 3. ER (= Queen) EW [HIL(-L)] E (= sheep) 4. TA (= Thanks) S(mall) MAN (= chap) 5. T(ake) A(ction) T(o) E(liminate) 6. OSMANLI (anag Son Liam)(anagrind = opens) 7. S (= shilling = Bob) HOP [P (= quiet)] ING (= longing) LIST (= tip) 10. PAR (= standard) KING (= monarch) MET (= came across) ER (= queen) 13. Double Def 15. ST [-OR (= gold)] Y 18. AIRS (= broadcasts) HAFT (= handle) 20. SMEA (anag same)(anagrind = nasty) RED (= Communist) 22. ICIC (= Chips) LED (= were first) 23. Hidden in wordplay 26. K(ing) ALI (= The greatest) Defs-Across: 1. chemical reaction 8. start to steal 9. Plan 11. Warning for shy celebs 11. get moving 12. knot 14. Positions 14. at the front 16. deer 17. Greek character 19. religious music 21. Soft 24. Swedish company 25. Promising but empty words 25. injecting Botox, possibly 27. sauce 28. Find innocent 29. Carried out Defs-Down: 1. ability 2. Puts back 3. some time ago 4. sea 5. visitor attraction 6. ottoman 7. useful in supermarket 10. toll collection point 13. First step 13. morning person 15. pen 18. ventilation passage 20. Slandered 22. covered with rime 23. Composer 26. object of worship