8  Total Wipeout time? Absolutely! (7)

 9  Silly egg-chaser often seen with a pint (6)

10 Government urged to review entrenched position (6)

11 Finish cooking the meat Prudence spoiled (5,3)

12 Woman born about '50, '51? (6)

14 The plane crashed; was it a jumbo? (8)

16 She's regularly hiding during air raids (4)

18 Mascherano's first half injury creates a huge gap (5)

19 Military band displayed by The Regiment, first in Hereford (4)

20 Italian master's Lorna Doone translation "not on" (8)

21 It's tough to get through golf league in early summer (6)

23 Equalised, like the 21a after 12 the 14a has passed? (8)

26 Hip, California special hotel (no credit cards) (2,4)

28 He flies first class for a jolly Antiguan vacation (6)

29 Stone me! Messenger is about to lose his head! (7)

 2  A round of applause for the Spanish composer (6)

 3  "It's not present in Farage's DNA"- O'Neill (6)

 4  It's used to flavour American ice, not having solidified on the outside (4)

 5  Outer layer of newly-formed red comet (8)

 6  Leaves a loo in this way? (8)

 7  Remove Cambridge degree from disgraced Ponzi salesman (4)

13 I take Jane out to see Where Eagles Dare (5)

14 Sheraton accommodates poetic inspiration (5)

15 Los Angeles hospital elevates type of care central to ENT dept. (5)

17 Raise in conversation old cars (8)

18 No racial abuse in this state! (8)

21 Flipping famous cook- Japanese- put one in jug (6)

22 Midlands expo pitch for sweet drink (6)

24 Amazing story in regular instalments of Red Prince (4)

25 Pulled the Duke of York, without an introduction! (4)

27 Team is on the way up, qualified finally for Europe (4)