Across
1 European social worker gathers help to heal animal (8) ELEPHANT
5 Write off Mandela’s men being in prison without a term (6) CANCEL
9 Coup threatening delayed mate (8) COPULATE
10 Charm of poking at a stubborn person (6)AMULET
12 Ugly bro’s pic features big nose (9) PROBOSCIS
13 Frenzy should extinguish eventually (5) MUSTH
14 Critical of regressive characters in Vedic Age (4) ACID
16 Get down from French coach (7)DETRAIN
19 Honest politician jailed on riot ending with blast (7) TRUMPET
21 A posh country (4)
24 Block in vacuum flask after replacing central part (5) DEBAR
25 Brilliant star unreasonably ravenous to gain popularity initially (9) SUPERNOVA
27 World organisation’s quite unfair (6) UNJUST
28 Constant good to be changed with a variable (8)
29 Police officer can second dharnas (3-3)SIT-INS
30 "Here’s to following fantastic shot in match” (4-4)
Down
1 Key to take to your heels (6)ESCAPE
2 Use a recipe not seen in Mylapore cooking (6)EMPLOY
3 What a tragedy to get rid of books! (5) HELLO
4 Saw fit to be subdued by no education (7) NOTICED
6 Teacher has a following outside school (4,5)
7 Food firm and liquid as well (8)
8 Making secure marriage differing at the start (8)
11 Worn out, very drunk (4)
15 Gaudy dress has trousers covering a leg (9) CAPARISON
17 Crook admits us in sporting arenas (8) STADIUMS
18 Big airliner, though not big enough for 1 ac. (5,3) JUMBO JET
20 Sound of disapproval on biting bend in tooth (4)
21 Work’s done with topping of soft cake (7)
22 Who had adjusted this seat? (6)
23 A giant rider, say (6)
26 One of urchins involved in bloody gore? (5)