1 Spooner's startled his chef and ruined his chances (6,3,5)
10 Absolute quiet's wanted in club (5)
11 Thumping victory by government crushes totally opposition party leaders (9)
12 Older females on the prowl are a scourge not fully resolved (7)
13 Rhyming lines penned by Matt Tuck? (7)
14 Boozer's in charge of Brazilian region (5)
16 Begrudges poor people organising a sweep? (9)
19 Insinuates about players making heaps on the ground (9)
20 Met founder in discussions covering introduction of damage control (5)
22 Pan made of base metal's neither English nor European (7)
25 "Moore put that up" muttered Cockney intellectual (7)
27 Flash motor car attracts new bird (9)
28 Scrap of stage curtain's pulled back to provide respite (5)
29 Single US soldier in any pub's unsafe - a butt to get conned (3,1,3,2,1,4)
2 Striking miners (a third from Berkshire) are in a majority (9)
3 Smuggling weapon in car brings retribution (5)
4 Negative aspects of teams being relegated? (9)
5 Small atoll has a tenant (5)
6 Wound in body's getting bigger (7,2)
7 College window (5)
8 Home Secretary supports cardinal in divisions (7)
9 Centre covering that hides driver's nuts (6)
15 Tip a band to be on top of the world (4-1-4)
17 Get bowled over by top cricket side (catching little) (2,5,2)
18 Flier composed by left-winger that's upset over nothing (5,4)
19 Movement raised novice to be young philanderer? (4,3)
21 Inconspicuous island liable to flooding? (3-3)
23 Drunken Conservative comes in for Queen's forgiveness (5)
24 Fly over houses with vibrating sound (5)
26 Polish off the claret you sip intermittently (3,2)
1 Spooner's startled his chef and ruined his chances (6,3,5)