Across
9
In need of a trim suit, hero wants nothing fancy (7)
10
Tucking into a round, a lot of miserable sherry (7)
11
Fan of country group getting into light rap (7)
13
Sites devoted to cultivation and love? Wagner and Strauss won’t have one (8)
14
Saw 14 Down’s agreement with one of the Kennedys (5)
17
Wrong and twisted heart of America (5)
19
Piece of fiction with classical air that’s out of date (3)
20
How Miles ends Kind of Blue is appropriate (5)
21
Silly opening of 4 addressing dictator from the east (5)
22
Latin neologism goes around two continents (3,5)
26
Loaded investor hasn’t finished acquiring dodgy firm (7)
28
Fur coats are very possibly delivered (7)
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Fixed water dispenser aboard vehicle (7)
30
Briefly cook something hot or something sweet (7)
Down
1
Guy Burgess finally cracks (5)
2
More ironic, entertaining Time correspondent, say (6)
3
E.g. sentence with funny remark, to some extent, on cover of Melville books (10)
4
What 2 might produce – The 19 Down? (6)
5
Glee as gutted Starmer gets hammered for extravagant gifts (8)
6
2 marks his work, perhaps (4)
7
European stopping dissolute man’s activity in The 12 (8)
8
Broke doughnut for Spanish nurses (4)
14
2 and broadcaster supporting party over free votes (10)
15
Point about end of novel – The 21 (4)
16
Saccharin occasionally cut as energy drink ingredient (4)
18
Deposing leader, note one state is hostile (8)
19
Bar boss with a pair of kids around New Year (8)
23
Fancied both men and women eating a condiment (6)
24
This person dons large undies – they’re delivered in autumn (6)
25
2 with article on line dealing with 17 and 3 (5)
26
Like 8 27 in book fair, initially ignored (4)
27
People left overwhelmed by two different fines (4)