No 10652, Monday 24 Dec 12, Mover

So Mover moved here. Good opener from Mover.

ACROSS

1   Magna Carta group hiring a plane (7) CHARTER [DD]

5   Taxi I clean for pudding variety (7) CABINET {CAB}{I}{NET}

8   Resin noted on the French motorway (5) ELEMI {E}{LE}{M1}

9   Throw around acid, causing sudden fright (9) STARTLING {S{TART}LING}

11 Boring shoemaker’s drink? (8,5) COBBLER'S PUNCH [DD]

13 Hear poison alarm (6) TOCSIN (~toxin)

16 Move around Oregon with start (8) ORBITING {OR}{BITING}

18 Streaked skin bled outside (8) BRINDLED {B{RIND}LED}

19 Prize taken from an astrophysicist (6) TROPHY [T]

24 From which a lot of honking may be expected (6,2,5) GAGGLE OF GEESE [CD]

26 Aquatic plant providing a variety of materials (5,4) MARE'S TAIL*

27 Zero study required for nymph (5) OREAD {O}{READ}

28 Transposed notes in foot pedal may yield a sticky syrup (7) TREACLE TREA(-d+c)CLE

29 Ground moistened around bottom of ditch (7) WHETTED {W{H}ETTED}

DOWN

1   Team to sever a severe top style (7) CREWCUT {CREW}{CUT}

2   Bitter expert with broken crib (7) ACERBIC {ACE}{CRIB*}

3   Tentative court case (5) TRIAL [DD]

4   Make new arrangement for holiday destination (6) RESORT RE-SORT

5   Bubbly for those who eat like horses? (8) CHAMPERS [DD]

6   Rusty hinge makes animal cry (5) NEIGH*

7   Drunk held firmly (5) TIGHT [DD]

10 North African port with more flavour (7) TANGIER [DD]

12 Loop rope coil with top attached to bottom (4) ANKH (-h)ANK(+h)H

14 There’s a monster; therefore, back up (4) OGRE <=

15 God, I sin awfully, in colours! (7) INDIGOS*

17 Swiss William legend revealing secrets? (8) TELLTALE {TELL}{TALE}

20 Excuse this foreword (7) PRETEXT {PRE}{TEXT}

21 Gave up and produced (7) YIELDED [DD]

22 How about zero pounds? Empty feeling? (6) HOLLOW {H{O}{LL}OW}

23 Plead guilty with German following publicity (5) ADMIT {AD}{MIT}

24 Spiny shrub has point in blood (5) GORSE {GOR{S}E}

25 Saw wee fellow (5) GNOME [DD]

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