Cryptic crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Now telling about getting the boot (10)

6 Court fashion leader having woven fabric (4)

10, 11 and 12 While excited during current race (2,3,4,2,3,6)

13 Not much cover in the first garden (3-4)

15 Find cutey impairing productiveness (9)

18 Detection method that's visible both ways (5)

19 Below town near Swansea (5)

21 Insect in cochlea had been removed (9)

23 Heavenly colour? (3-4)

24 Office work sorting? (6)

27 Run away with girl not writer (5)

28 Dishing out having a particular effect at university (7,2)

29 Pet found among the mastiffs (4)

30 Gave publicity but mixed up Verdi dates (10)

DOWN

1 Defeat in parliament (4)

2 There's a great deal to this game (5)

3 Frost on window remarkably fierce on November 1st (3-4)

4 Visitor entering Prague station (5)

5 Cosy futon removed as it had been badly matched (3,2,4)

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7 and 14 Almost falling on the floor in a state of eager anticipation (2,3,4,2,4,4)

8 Alternatively in unrestrained motion under gravity have disorganised contest (4-3-3)

9 Study German fish (6)

14 See 7

16 Putting part of mad game? (5,4)

17 Could be considerate not to have intensified (9)

20 Most recent record-breaker, one is in possession (6)

22 Stamp, one unused pair included (7)

24 To the point of saying little (5)

25 Hot drink one gushingly included (5)

26 Square sweet potato (4)

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