8  Where to take a bullet for Aragon's principal painter? (6)

 9  Taking into account batting struggle for Worcestershire openers... (2,4,2)

10 ...using too much time fiddling with new glove when pinching run (8)

11 Observe absence of twitch (6)

12 The French king's play area for sexy birds (3)

13 Fuel left to start fire (7)

15 Be there when the news is announced (6)

16 Flowers? Sheldon occasionally has half a dozen sent round (7)

18 It helps to pump liquid gold to Virginia (7)

20 American - very loud - gets stuck into American drinks (6)

22 Having to move round the office administering kiss of death, poor Asif gets sacked (7)

24 Sanchez regularly picked up a card (3)

25 Express remorse, say, about time (6)

26 Head of Beeb notes withdrawal of key DNA testing programme (5,3)

28 Wilful destruction; a bad smell time after time (8)

29 Over the sea in Calais, tense conspiracy of secrecy (6)

 2  Threaten what belongs to you and me (4)

 3  A chavvy tv programme featuring Charlie in the city (8)

 4  It helps to advertise fireplace (6)

 5  Trump's Ford Transit leading? (6)

 6  Devour butterfly, possibly a result of too much sun (10)

 7  Ancient area surrounding conservative southern Indian citadel (8)

14 Well done, sticky mess; food served on board railway (4,3,3)

17 Hotel on river's a managed property (5-3)

19 2, a tv programme producer of 80s Vienna? (8)

21 It guides leader of terrorists into heart of Yemeni capital (3-3)

22 Scottish islands banished ex-Tory leader; the language! (6)

23 Immanuel kidnaps Romeo in Africa (it could be a bluff) (6)

27 Bridge opponents' article (4)