Hobson201809

Across
1 Molly taking in marginal secret service 17 for flourish (7)
5 See 22
9 Bury 3’s predecessor, having cut off head (5)
10 Irregular regular irregular, about 49 (9)
11 Stagger when on this liquid (8)
12 Criminal group describing a thing (6)
14 Always a woman’s right (4)
16 Criminal led guard astray with Arthur Daley’s wife (4,6)
18 Pleas to consume food in minutes (10)
19 Bad painting makes one in three leave the river (4)
22/5 Two short guys with a short horsey steer to 23/9 (6,7)
23 Appointed time for love – court naked after Hippolyta’s entrance (4,4)
26 NB, almost 8 found inside our fellow man (9)
27 Drugs and orgy at the home of Jamie Oliver (5)
28 Chaps’ bottoms almost showing – malice aforethought? (4,3)
29 Criminal Fox losing tail, and – Ooh! Take that back! (7)
Down
1 Army unit ordered to accomodate doctor (7)
2 5ly force to eat a number of singers (5)
3 Slinky peach outfit worn by priest (6)
4 Criminal stratagem I brought to justice (10)
5 Uniform’s almost never worn upside down (4)
6 Raised at university right to have noise detectors (8)
7 Daniel let slip where the Rosetta Stone was found (4,5)
8 Criminal dropping male for 10 has a certain je ne sais quoi (1,6)
13 Recharges a battery for a Crown Institute (10)
15 Crime of widower with act causing injury – on a charge (9)
17 Encountered a 4, say – some are mixed, some extended, others dead (8)
18 5 mixed up day to add the poison (7)
20 Naked kiss before morning is needed to practise law (3,4)
21 Relinquish something to assist Paul (6)
24 Bird found in UK river and lake (5)
25 Leading genius of art around end of century? (4)

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