Note: two cells contain a character that replaces three letters. One entry is an acronym.
8 Sort of stone tool that is shortly to be redesigned (6)
9 One immersed in pale blue liquor tank (8)
10 Hairdressing course has a lot of dubious content but requires no skill initially (8)
11 Record crowd causes hold-up (3,3)
12 Pretty short presidential message (4)
14 Restraint in dark times - a feature of the Stock Exchange? (5,5)
17 Roman poet in love with 6d (4)
18 Respond to compound trace elements (5)
19 Tasteless individual starts to collect hideous Arabian vases (4)
20 Breed of wildfowl that's been confused with 24ac (5,5)
23 Legal proviso: if Ulster joins the south, independence will follow (4)
24 Waders needed when East River gets turbulent (6)
26 Former German chancellor meets disheartened Jewish leader for a sort of 4d (8)
28 Bum goes round Liberal get-together to get a drink at the Fox & Roman perhaps (4,4)
29 First two boys to enter mile - silly clots! (6)
1 Text: 'Why oh why has nothing been attached to this see-saw?' (4)
2 Painting, an area of expertise that can provide a means of reducing friction. (8)
3 Critical appraisals received for variety shows (6)
4 Vegetable ingredient in cock-a-leekie soup (4)
5 Be prone to wear twisted truss and get extremely bad-tempered (8)
6 Article has no information about doctor creating synthetic sex hormone (8)
7 Healthcare organisation involved in a local upset (4)
13 Be uncertain about state following leader in Washington (5)
15 Arachne's first puzzle will blow your mind (5)
16 Vote to conceal name in complex means tests (5)
18 Record the queen pursuing wild tigers (8)
19 Goods smuggled by group of Central American rebels (10)
21 Compound used in ornamental engraving can make one ill (6)
22 Responses heard with ease by radio operators (6)
25 Dull player gets partial backing (4)
26 Church leader associated with far-reaching Enterprise (4)
27 Cry goes up: "Let there be light!" (4)
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