Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 12/03/2012

Monday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Feel rage about gross invader (9)

6 Is partial to Uruguayan dish, though it’s rare (5)

9 Leave new party at US city by boat (7)

10 Has to boil over, in order to annihilate (7)

11 The Spanish object to European establishment (5)

12 Did its behaviour shame old city in the past? (9)

13 Type of resin made from fuel emissions (5)

14 Arrange one net price for a beneficiary (9)

17 Get about on a ship, with painter, but she wasn’t believed (9)

19 Have chance to succeed in spring (5)

21 Rising up to get round North American girl (9)

24 Find a priest working at the border (5)

26 Sluggish individual had a period of unemployment (7)

27 Gear oneself up to produce review (7)

28 Insert stick into board to start (5)

29 Gather fresh seeds of fragrant flowers (9)

Down

1 Maintain exhibit in dispute (5)

2 Tender-hearted can accept one is an unbeliever (7)

3 Heather trailed English drunkard to find some secret objects (9)

4 Spoke ill of leaders managing North Dakota (9)

5 Pale, simple maiden (5)

6 Fellow left behind, or a girl (5)

7 Rumour about old man is quite obnoxious (7)

8 Director may take one into the picture (9)

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13 At first, easy sex (and vices) may turn out to be too much (9)

15 Criticise apprentice, and the French, for bitter fruit (4-5)

16 Quiet cleric led a fast world-wide (9)

18 Was delegated to take a special meeting, or part of it (7)

20 Appearance of the finish on a veneer (7)

22 It’s hard to leave another, taking little time on board (5)

23 One man had a small manuscript for the priests (5)

25 Wants hooligans to get some primary education (5)