The Channel Crossword

Set locally by Mãyã (https://mayaofauckland.com), especially for Channel each month. No. 67

Across

8 Infer deception is legitimate (8) 9 Junction gets a prize for a 5 26 (5) 10 "Seduce Bishop to obtain gold" smear (6) 11 Seize pointless bolt and cake, missing gold (8) 12 Bright 5 with the first 13 naughtily replacing first one for a 5 26 (11) 15 Headless Billy returning to a 5 26 (3) 17 5 26's a measure of slipped disc, or pious hope? (7) 19 Cur to confirm it's stiff (7) 21 A 5 26 with chips? (3) 22 Contempt a possible result of frailty? I aim for healing (11) 25 Singe rock, thus making it metamorphic? (8) 27 Gather a gutless cur's prompt about it (6) 28 Quiet wig - so what? (5) 29 A-as Sunday School for you and I and a 5 26 (8)

Down

1 Bright 5 holding a measure of devotion (6) 2 Sales rep I trained trains plants (9) 3 5 26's vehicle's outside castle (4) 4 Port the French have about right (2,5) 5 Wizard resurrecting traitors (4) 6 5, hence, say, a 5 26 (5) 7 Weariest tailor, so to speak (2,2,4) 13 Volunteers and I return Silver to northern forests (5) 14 Posh religious leader got up with taste (5) 16 5 26 to place limit on Little Caesar's final word to nurse (9) 18 Insular punk band hold back lodging house (8) 20 "Lost in Space" one belonging to a particular 5 26 (7) 23 A 5 26 has 80% confidence without Australia (6) 24 Book repository has no line on a 5 26 (5) 26 Put a name to sort of meds extracted from smidgens (4) 27 Joanna Lumley hides the salt (4)

Solution to last month's crossword

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