Across
7
Popular schoolgirl royally entertained at the Albert Hall? (4,5)
8
Keep one article away from us (5)
9
Sack employees in insufficient numbers, getting attacked? (5,4)
10
A bishop finished, almost — in heaven? (5)
12
Mechanism to eliminate sex crime? (6)
13
Crop tail, suffering in such heat (8)
16
Local speech day: smart chap opens it (7)
19
Top tune, two consecutive notes short (7)
22
Appointments — mine gets rearranged (8)
25
Group of artists urgently enthusiastic? (6)
27
Glasses of wine knocked back in bad temper (5)
28
Speech to which no one replies (9)
29
Householder making very slow progress (5)
30
Getting into Emirates improperly, very short cut (4-5)
Down
1
One for placing behind the silver? (6)
2
In August, a stag with lots of points and a beard (8)
3
Trump extremely liable to be disturbing (6)
4
Hide in a corner of Greek island (7)
5
Old lady on airline to India — where exactly? (6)
6
In short test, four or six quiz questions perhaps (6)
11
Drink too much to exercise (4)
14
Converse about the French holiday home (6)
16
Woman entitled to conceal a grand loss (6)
18
Inclination to talk hypocritically (4)
20
One bearing stripes from such punishment? (8)
21
Area of Europe crumbling into sea (7)
24
Also related being deceived (4,2)
25
To be given a lift not initially approved of (6)
26
Sexless: imagine uterus partially removed (6)