The Hindu Sunday crossword no. 39

Across

1 Keep an eye on space around metal wheels (7)

5 Shaman loses head, chasing large reptile (6)

10 Democrat breaking new ground, initially covered Australia and New Zealand (4,5)

11 Almost contain exposed rock damage (5)

12 Officer mostly wears good perfume (7)

13 A comrade male MLA, for instance (7)

14 One whose conviction lasts the longest (5)

16 Suffering consumption every single game! (9)

18 How may a feline suspect a trick? (5,1,3)

20 He replaces easel in never-ending board game (5)

22 State of fashionable princess (7)

24 Strips to make fun of a snooty fellow from the east (7)

26 Union Point (5)

27 Fellow dumped beautiful bride checking good way to catch flight! (3,6)

28 English ‘crossword’ for every setting essentially (6)

29 Breaking News! Sit and watch! (7)

Down

1 Degree doctor claimed (7)

2 Jack buried treasure south of Norway’s post (5)

3 Eeriness – tramp turning into registered nurse! (7)

4 Salad symbolising Communist spirit for everyone (3,6)

6 Receive from predecessors in their shifts (7)

7 Use lead (9)

8 Based on ten medical works (7)

9 Plant food from our earth (4)

15 I felt endless pride, flying for expedition (5,4)

17 Wring toe possibly to thrive on each other (9)

18 Discipline based on logic, not against sense of morality (7)

19 Manufacturing the real suede (7)

20 Club occasionally admits having a bar! (7)

21 Extremely tenuous, messy, unstable structures (7)

23 Nadal goes back a long distance (4)

25 Elder is awkward to idolise (5)