| Across 
 
 | 9 |  | See 21 Down |  | 10 |  | Duncan is trouble (the Sun) (7) |  | 11 |  | V1b: Incredible expressions of
satisfaction have vision (11) |  | 12/24 |  | V1a: Left setting for Rostov (3,3) |  | 13 |  | Pooh (they smooth things over)
gets on with Tessa (9) |  | 15 |  | V4: Roman coins test novices (5) |  | 17 |  | V1b: Seconds away from a V-sign (a
short one) (7) |  | 18 |  | V1c: Old Vic with no echo finder (7) |  | 21 |  | V4: Magnitude reported (5) |  | 23 |  | Loan most of sum in a record,
comprehensively (3,4,2) |  | 24 |  | See 12 |  | 26 |  | V1a: Spooner's criticism that attacks roses (11) |  | 28 |  | Requiring minimal effort in case a
siesta is taken (7) |  | 29 |  | V6: Roman dating must change, not I (7) | 
 | Down 
 
 | 1 |  | What should be blue or green seems
to be covered with snow (5,3) |  | 2 |  | Expert with desire for drawing out (10) |  | 3 |  | Source of food that makes a boy
sane (4,4) |  | 4 |  | Live article and (roughly) where (4) |  | 5 |  | Completely new work - Golden Ass?
Don Quixote? Tom Jones? (5,5) |  | 6 |  | Early part of Cambrian period
requires secrecy (6) |  | 7 |  | V3: Ring given to students (4) |  | 8 |  | V1a: Right among causes of wrong (6) |  | 14 |  | Health centre on West Country
river gets half a tank of
Colombian port (5,5) |  | 16 |  | Making a breach is lacklustre in
Southern fashion (10) |  | 19 |  | V6: Lessen (8) |  | 20 |  | Piece sitting on the other side (8) |  | 21/9 |  | V1b: Management of yore, husbandry (6,7) |  | 22 |  | Fat, about a pound, rising,
released, as it were (6) |  | 25 |  | V5: High, for Roman: investigate (4) |  | 27 |  | V2: Wiver makes weporter shed tears (4) | 
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