The Sunday Crossword No 3080, Sunday 29 Dec 2019

ACROSS
1   Account in which a trio of figures are detailed? (5,5,4) THREE BLIND MICE [CD]

Three blind mice. Three blind mice.

See how they run. See how they run.

They all ran after the farmer's wife,

Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,

Did you ever see such a sight in your life,

As three blind mice?

10 Not a byelaw broken by archbishop (5) WELBY  BYELaW*
11 To evoke old memory, emulate town crier (4,1,4) RING A BELL [DD]
12 Son taking protein didn't get up (5,2) SLEPT IN {S}{LEPTIN}
13 Unprofessional hairdresser half-smiles, makes uncertain movements (7) TODDLES {TODD}{smiLES}
14 Bird who wrote satire (5) SWIFT [DD]
16 Petitions with legal process stowed in large containers (9) SUITCASES {SUIT{CASE}S}
19 The Spanish are heartlessly appropriating legendary Kazakh: it’s complicated (9) ELABORATE {EL}{Ar{BORAT}E}
20 Part of flight in fastest Airbus (5) STAIR [T]
22 Place that attracts interest (7) DEPOSIT [DD]
25 Excluded slang for ‘paw’ in large lexicographic work (7) OMITTED {MITT} in {OED}
27 Almost always taking bass in lively song (6,3) GALWAY BAY {G{ALWAYs}{B}AY}

28 Singer with some frisky Lieder (5) KYLIE [T]
29 Nice bun that guy bolts as a guilty pleasure (7,3,4) NAUGHTY  BUT NICE*

DOWN
2   Evil cheat desecrated font (9) HELVETICA*
3   Like youngster's first pint in place by the Med (5) EGYPT {EG}{Yo...r}{PT}

4   Direction and date announced to arrive at vast body of water (6,3) BERING SEA (~bearing see)

5   Dodgy info; Trump’s dropping behind otherwise (2,3) IF NOT {INFO*}{Tr..p}
6   Insensitive, possibly, Donald’s offering things that won’t work (4,5) DEAD DUCKS {DEAD}{DUCKS}
7   I will be given a large quantity: perfect (5) IDEAL {I}{DEAL}
8   Alarmingly silent son becomes soldier (7) ENLISTS {SILENT*}{S}
9   Oliver’s family dances (6) TWISTS [DD]
15 Chinese way of thinking is superior to every single European PM (9) TAOISEACH {TAO}{IS}{EACH}
17 Buy goofier backless pants please (1,3,2,3) I BEG OF YOU {BUY+GOOFIEr}*
18 Conceited fellow’s keen to get a Guinness (5,4) SMART ALEC {SMART}{ALEC}
19 ‘Turkey’s head,’ butcher groaned (7) ERDOGAN*
21 Well-mannered denizen muffling flush (6) REDDEN [T]
23 Laid up, poorly, missing date with a dish (5) PILAU {LAId+UP}*
24 Bat, seen as it sleeps, by cat (5) TABBY {BAT<=}{BY}
26 To be understood, with seconds to spare, finish drawing (3,2) INK IN sINKIN

Reference List

Son = S, Bass = B, Pint = PT, Date = D, Seconds = S