No 11618, Saturday 06 Feb 2016, Sunnet

ACROSS
1   Best fellow to drop (6) FLOWER {F}{LOWER}
4   Sailor almost enters a small hollow nearby (8) ADJACENT {A}{D{JACk}ENT}
10 Passes above carts (9) OVERHAULS {OVER}{HAULS}
11 Just the French girl (5) LEGAL {LE}{GAL}
12 Pest to annoy Rex (5) BORER {BORE}{R}
13 Landing spot's defective (9) TOUCHDOWN {TOUCH}{DOWN}
14 Wax verbally without doubt for the most part (7) LACQUER (~lack){LAC}{QUERy}
16 Throw a vessel (4) BOWL [DD]
19 Nearly frighten Mark (4) SCAR SCARe
21 Collapsed arcade housed unknown crèche (7) DAYCARE {Y} in {ARCADE}*
24 Before youthful claimant (9) PRETENDER {PRE}{TENDER}
25 Captain takes Monday's stint (5) SKIMP {SKI{M}P}
26 Look to snare user credential (5) LOGIN {LO}{GIN}
27 Residents return officer's trophy to soldiers (9) OCCUPANTS {OC<=}{CUP}{ANTS}
28 Reportedly tear placed across another one is more fashionable (8) TRENDIER {REND} in {TIER}(~tear)
29 Physicians stop harmful exercises (6) DRILLS {DR{ILL}S}

DOWN
1   Dance after end of game (8) FOOTBALL {FOOT}{BALL}
2   A dog's unable to cope with more than an idea at a time (3-5) ONE-TRACK {ONE}-{TRACK}
3   Queen holds the element (5) ETHER {E{THE}R}
5   Upset, I'd burst out (7) DISTURB*
6   Completely criminal and awfully wealthy (3,3,3) ALL THE WAY {AL}{L THE WAY}*
7   Urge to punch poultry container (3,3) EGG BOX {EGG} {BOX}
8   Knack of putting beer into explosive (6) TALENT {ALE} in {TNT}
9   Better boatman (6) PUNTER [DD]
15 Dirty relative also has a hint of eczema (9) UNCLEANED {UNCLE}{AN{Ec...a}D}
17 Not applicable for number in theoretical subject (8) NATIONAL (-no+na)NATIONAL
18 Came across climbing insects in storms (8) TEMPESTS {TEM<=}{PESTS}
20 Forbidden area in communist territory? (3,4) RED ZONE {RED} {ZONE}
21 Credit becomes straightforward (6) DIRECT*
22 Pineapple Technology's computer program (6) APPLET [T]
23 Circle of nearly three miles (6) LEAGUE [DD]
25 Excellent meal on spending a penny (5) SUPER SUPpER

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