THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[Joshuaceada]

Arden

ACROSS
9 Go across river to Japan (7)
10 Another name over our entrance (7)
11 Model will copy – take no note (7)
12 Calm and clear about one (7)
13 No top positions? utter nonsense to start acting funny and causing hold up (9)
15 They may be celebrities, the scribe ignored (5)
16 Naked without a shred of clothing facing fire (7)
19 Royalty given protection – reliable in centre of country (7)
20 Deposit hundred Yen (5)
21 Dealt with precious metal – lost soul to curse (9)
25 Said to be not for minors – full of gas (7)
26 Stop briefly to see hen clutching most of the eggs (7)
28 A European assumes saint would mean one among the original twelve (7)
29 Cops not involved in persecution, may be those who followed (7)

DOWN
1 Exaggerate about work (6)
2 Religious type covering up for an examination (6)
3 Fruit bird (4)
4 The short people in ancient kingdom (6)
5 In a month, notice one has become autocratic (8)
6 Struggle to work on the game (10)
7 He stirs up controversy on European roads (8)
8 It may rhyme with tea but you go all red (8)
14 Property – actual value not one million (4,6)
16 Climbing vehicle given weightage in game (8)
17 Run to Olympic venue, time to face unrest (4,4)
18 Villain will make lover die (8)
22 Mean to go with friend (6)
23 A day for escape is coming (6)
24 Those highly educated lost money... made money (6)
27 It evokes still some interest (4)

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