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