Across:
1. Overwhelms small has-been, confined politician (6)
4. Journalist turns to kiss unknown scorer (7)
9. He-man ate nuts outside university reading room (9)
10. Makes dull points about Minehead (5)
11. Nut is able to work out earlier (5)
12. Submission of niece bode ill (9)
13. Fail to meet requirements of standard conditions (7)
15. Some returning illicit pests are poisonous! (6)
17. Remain outside rogue’s gallery (6)
19. Introduced prankster to large heartless Edward (7)
22. In this way city has money for bread (9)
24. In France free love is basically rather extreme initially (5)
26. Source of tequila found in Silver Street (5)
27. Go over again with liar (9)
28. Ranges of new carpets (7)
29. One has look around hospital for bin (6)
Down:
1. Second program taken in by you and I had to be exchanged (7)
2. Fuss about hot chocolate starter was unplanned (2 3)
3. Uncle, starting in Naples, travels to Florida, maybe (9)
4. Moderates crazy upset writers (7)
5. Spot one tie first (5)
6. Meanings of small English male’s shenanigans (9)
7. Sycophants are at the back of every single mess from executive clown (3 3)
8. Reply about a wrongful act (6)
14. Come up with a mixture of meat and flour (9)
16. Settles and throws out apples (9)
18. Cut back, trapping union representing British Indian leaders in the outskirts (7)
19. Penelope waited here for sex with husband one cold midday (6)
20. Hide family after drug taken in parties (7)
21. Examines one boat, for example, inside (6)
23. Lived with scar on back of hand (5)
25. Drinkers’ white bread lies alongside native crab starters (5)
Solution:
SWAMPS==DEBUSSY
W=D=E=R=A=I=E=E
ATHENAEUM=NUMBS
P=O=I=T=P=D=A=M
PECAN=OBEDIENCE
E===S=R=N===T=N
DEFAULT=SEPTIC=
==O=L=====O=C==
=ARCADE=IMPOSED
A=M===X=T=U===O
SOURDOUGH=LIBRE
S=L=W=R=A=A=L=S
AGAVE=BACKTRACK
Y=T=L=I=A=E=N=I
SPECTRA==ASHCAN
Name: Puzzle 497
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. S(mall) WA [MP (= politician)] S (= has-been)
4. DE (= ED reversed) BUSS (= kiss) Y (= unknown)
9. ATHENAE [U(niversity)] M (anag He man ate)(anagrind = nuts)
10. NU {M(ine)] BS (= points)
11. PE (= work out) CAN (= is able to)
12. OBEDIENCE (anag niece bode)(anagrind = ill)
13. Double Def
15. Hidden in wordplay - reversed
17. AR [CAD (= rogue)] E (= Remain)
19. IMP (= prankster) OS (= large) E(dwar)D
22. SO (= In this way) UR (= city) DOUGH (= money)
24. L(ove) I(s) B(asically) R(ather) E(xtreme)
26. AG (= Silver) AVE (= Street)
27. BACKTRACK (rail = liar reversed)
28. SPECTRA (anag carpets)(anagrind = new)
29. A (= One) S [H(ospital)] CAN (= look)
Annos-Down:
1. S(econd) W [APP (= program)] ED (= you and I had)
2. AD [H(ot) O (= Fuss) C(hocolate)
3. PENINS [U(ncle)] LA (anag in Naples)(anagrind = travels)
4. DAM (= MAD reversed) PENS (= writers)
5. BIND (= tie) I (= one)
6. S(mall) E(nglish) M(ale) ANTICS (= shenanigans)
7. (ever)Y (singl)E (mes)S (fro)M (executiv)E (clow)N
8. RE (= about) TORT (= a wrongful act)
14. FORMULATE (anag meat flour)(anagrind = a mixture of)
16. POPULATES (anag out apples)(anagrind = throws)
18. EX [U(nion) R(epresenting) B(ritish) I(ndia)] A (= AXE reversed)
19. IT (= sex) H(usband) A (= one) C(old) (d)A(y)
20. DO [E(cstasy)] S (= parties) KIN (= family)
21. A (= one) S [SAY (= for example)] S (= boat)
23. (han)D WELT (= scar)
25. B(read) L(ies) A(longside) N(ative) C(rab)
Defs-Across:
1. Overwhelms
4. scorer
9. reading room
10. Makes dull
11. Nut
12. Submission
13. Fail to meet requirements
13. standard conditions
15. poisonous
17. gallery
19. Introduced
22. bread
24. In France free
26. Source of tequila
27. Go over again
28. Ranges
29. bin
Defs-Down:
1. exchanged
2. unplanned
3. Florida, maybe
4. Moderates
5. Spot
6. Meanings
7. Sycophants
8. Reply
14. Come up with
16. Settles
18. the outskirts
19. Penelope waited here
20. Hide
21. Examines
23. Lived
25. Drinkers