Across
1 Ordinary church worker singing (10)
9 Centre beside hospital a source of comfort (6)
10 Flickering fire cast in representation of the Holy Spirit (10)
11 Are not unusually highly decorated (6)
12 Jewish sect from town in the Ruhr returning South-East (7)
15 Calendula gel essential in keeping forever young (7)
16 German State wealthy, storing energy (5)
17 Plunder Falstaff’s favourite drink? (4)
18 Early sections of Liverpool docks becoming a swimming-pool complex (4)
19 Biblical wife not about to get old musical instrument (5)
21 Nobleman and I attending late queen some time ago (7)
22 Small pebbles injured leg after front of limb (7)
25 Copt involved with religious instruction in zone across Upper Egypt (6)
27 Haul new nets out just when needed? (6-4)
28 Feasible seaman is included in government handout (6)
29 Achievement of Roedean scholars initially inspiring those who follow (10)
Down
2 Sets out contributions to book? (6)
3 Doctor upheld investing in arrangement of nice regular remuneration (6)
4 Mountaineer looking fit after summit of Chimborazo (7)
5 Like a shaven sovereign (4)
6 This is missing draft notes from beginning to end (7)
7 Widening waterway opening? No work needed! (10)
8 Secret hero ruined ten years short of term? (10)
12 Season when first sight of exotic flower starts to truly inspire dahlia enthusiasts (10)
13 Sacred changes: alto adapted in priestly manner (10)
14 Unstick end of bandage from really bad cut (5)
15 Parcels of land in area above crescent (5)
19 Gets in touch about painful feelings (7)
20 Crime he sorted out, recovering Episcopal vestment (7)
23 Sitting up heartlessly creating rumours (6)
24 Illustrator restricted by children milling around (6)
26 That loch oddly contains a soft mineral (4)
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