Across
1
Gold beats yttrium in stiff test (7)
5
Sense corruption by church centre (7)
10
Commandos on hotel window (4)
11
Consider the same sick lady outside as well enough (10)
12
Warning! Tiger possibly bitten half the street! (6)
13
Currency unknown following gold standard (8)
14
Took no action on rent — stupidly I tried! (3,2,4)
16
When life begins to be a bit like a stronghold? (5)
17
Dodger may be lucky (5)
19
Back soldiers with the wild distinctive mark (9)
23
Certainly no inflatable in difficulty (8)
24
Enquire after barrier material (6)
26
Matilda's magic not starting, backfires and smokes (10)
27
Kiss on Mother's Day — in December? (4)
28
Okay welcome in the heart of Laos (5,2)
29
Seized power held by American, rude bastard (7)
Down
2
Oblivious in Cameroun — a war expected (7)
3
Mock the art set without frames and colour (5)
4
Castrate violently without using a spray (7)
6
Think about head of rival firm (6)
7
Going to a restaurant, or dine at home, with painful disease (6,3)
8
Guilty party's rip-off concealed by religious group (7)
9
Did you pen best composition? Absolutely! (6,7)
15
Now's the wrong time to constrain mass communications (9)
18
Wonderful magazine, incompletely edited (7)
20
Studs in tatty clothing not for them (7)
21
Alter in the case of quiet mimic (7)
22
Moving right up the rat menace (6)
25
Socialiser in 1009 — the Queen! (5)