Across:
1. Very firm one comes in to record leaders of people-watchers (12)
8. In Paris Stephen gets match news carried by telecoms giant (7)
9. Suspicion of trendy monarch about libertarian leader (7)
11. Cracked down on journalist after matter was spun by the papers (10)
12. Vegetable really begins as a fruit! (4)
14. Checked out and struggled to shoot back inside (8)
16. Subtle changes to female frame (6)
17. One is grabbed in seconds by sibling (3)
19. Take stock of damaged lustre (6)
21. New mean disc for gaming machine (8)
24. Absolutely not working to return to gym (4)
25. Cut out more wayward characters taking drug to get promotion (6 4)
27. Edward’s glee is wrong in lament (7)
28. Try mixing tea with a will (7)
29. Pop can steady shaky transfer (4 3 5)
Down:
1. Small fish for the captain (7)
2. Official vintage currency put up front for big picture (10)
3. Takes charge of past clerical divisions (8)
4. Fruit found in alcohol I’ve sold (6)
5. Dark odoriferous street is abandoned (4)
6. Spear shot through temporary accommodation (7)
7. Resolution of separation after traveller returns (12)
10. First plot of endangered wandering characters (6 2 4)
13. Type of programme followed by Dire Straits’ musicians (10)
15. Noise created by daughter at home (3)
18. Avoid team’s dog possibly coming back... (8)
20. ...Eat more stew with top dog (7)
22. Baby found in a lane on a tea tray! (7)
23. Sail with young person from US city (6)
26. 54 years to find historian? (4)
Solution:
==SOCIOLOGISTS=
P=K=E=V=L=N=R==
ETIENNE=INKLING
R=P=T=R=V=Y=D=A
SUPPRESSED=PEAR
E=E=E=E=S=G=N=D
VERIFIED=BUSTLE
E===O=SIS=I===N
RUSTLE=NINTENDO
A=U=D=L=D=A=E=F
NOPE=CAREERMOVE
C=R=L=T=S=I=N=D
ELEGISE=TESTATE
==M=V=E=E=T=T=N
=COPYANDPASTE==
Name: Puzzle 481
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. SO (= Very) C [I (= one)] O (= firm) LOG (= record) ISTS (= firsts = leaders)
8. E [TIE (= match) NN (= news)] E (= telecoms giant)
9. IN (= trendy) K [L(ibertarian)] ING (= monarch)
11. SUP (= PUS reversed) PRESS (= the papers) ED (= journalist)
12. PEA (= Vegetable) R(eally)
14. V [ERIF (= FIRE reversed)] IED (= struggled)
16. BUSTLE (anag Subtle)(anagrind = changes)
17. S(econd) I (= One) S(econd)
19. RUSTLE (anag lustre)(anagrind = damaged)
21. N(ew) INTEND (= mean) O (= disc)
24. NO (= ON reversed) PE (= gym)
25. CAR {[E (E{cstasy)) R MO (anag more)(anagrind = wayward characters)]] VE (= Cut)
27. E(dward) LEGISE (anag glee is)(anagrind = wrong)
28. TEST (= Try) ATE (anag tea)(anagrind = mixing)
29. COPY AND PASTE (anag Pop can steady)(anagrind = shaky)
Annos-Down:
1. S(mall) KIPPER (= fish)
2. CENT (= currency) REF (= Official) OLD (= vintage)
3. OVER (= past) SEES (= clerical divisions)
4. Hidden in wordplay
5. (ST)INKY (= odoriferous)
6. T [RID (= shot)] ENT (= temporary accommodation)
7. PER (= REP reversed) SEVERANCE (= separation)
10. GARDEN OF EDEN (anag of endangered)(anagrind = wandering characters)
13. GUI (= Type of programme) TARISTS (anag Straits)(anag = Dire)
15. D(aughter) IN = at home)
18. SIDES (= team's) TEP (= PET reversed)
20. SUP (= Eat) REMO (anag more)(anagrind = stew)
22. Hidden in wordplay
23. Double Def
26. LIV (= 54) Y(ears)
Defs-Across:
1. people-watchers
8. In Paris Stephen
9. Suspicion
11. Cracked down on
12. a fruit
14. Checked out
16. female frame
17. sibling
19. Take stock
21. gaming machine
24. Absolutely not
25. promotion
27. lament
28. with a will
29. transfer
Defs-Down:
1. the captain
2. big picture
3. Takes charge of
4. Fruit
5. Dark
6. Spear
7. Resolution
10. First plot
13. musicians
15. Noise
18. Avoid
20. top dog
22. Baby
23. Sail
23. young person from US city
26. historian