9  English reason for acting arousing intense feeling (7)

10 Meadow with fine mature foliage (7)

11 Abandoned doctrine - principles of socialists (7)

12 Most of urban area welcoming Hindi for international soldier (7)

13 Granny with old time measurement, a very small one (9)

15 Underground worker's inferior in importance, we're told (5)

16 Losing line, making dull flags for street decoration (7)

19 French stars; performing old elites (7)

20 Fast-moving author of Gulliver's Travels (5)

21 Blithely at first wandering, gathering blackberries (9)

25 Ridiculous alibi about tax not essentially settled having two imaginary lines (7)

26 Brings about party, manages with inadequate means (5,2)

28 Reading desk the French court ultimately use for condemnation (7)

29 Upheavals of fit of illness puncturing periods of good fortune (7)

 2  Intellectual US fellow, very loud and fashionable (6)

 3  Fruit of Wiki being revamped (4)

 4  US institute of higher education supporting female recluse (6)

 5  Be involving male servant in bruise resulting from blow (5,3)

 6  Intricately bombard adopting leaders of industry's up-to-date medical radiation apparatus (6,4)

 7  Vivid red colour of part of scratchcard in a lottery (8)

 8  New beginnings of skills after pause for relaxation (8)

14 Preserved from deterioration ocean, thanks in the end occasionally (10)

16 Sport of ignoble social gathering for dancing (8)

17 Annoying thing is involved in subtle difference in opinion (8)

18 Talking unintelligibly about big bang including drivel ultimately (8)

22 Protective clothing when love, in France involves bit of rough-and-tumble (6)

23 Protect against contingency in foremost of Shetland's historical land area (6)

24 Good old feast producing bellyache (6)

27 Little furry animal with energy for a lightweight plaything (4)