Complete Clue List
Across
1. Crude oil (9)
6. Frequency unit (5)
9. Dutch blue-and-white earthenware (5)
10. Somehow, ROAD COULD brighten (anag., U.K. spelling, 3,6)
11. Talk on and on, Down Under (6)
12. REPLACER to obtain advance approval (anag., 8 or 3-5)
14. OCCULT LEAF to change into an aggregated mass (anag., 10)
15. Black mark (4)
18. Honolulu's home (4)
19. Sensationalised; presented with grand claims (10)
21. Moved hesitantly (8)
23. It works like a charm (6)
26. Having one's COLLAR OUT may be extremely stylish (anag., 9)
27. In the countryside (5)
28. Composer's creation (5)
29. Cuddly toy named for the 26th U.S. president (5,4)
Down
1. Rice field (5)
2. Payment facility (9 or 4,5)
3. Community service program (8)
4. Physical, e.g. (4)
5. Reasonably (10)
6. Moonshine (var., 6)
7. Smallest U.S. state: ____ Island (5)
8. Exempt from value-added tax (U.K., 4-5)
13. Decamped (7,3)
14. Server error OR podiatrist's concern (9, 4,5 or 4-5)
16. Troublesome REAL GLOOM to be of great importance, posing a likely threat (anag., 4,5)
17. Lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a coloured warp (8)
20. Make bubbly (6)
22. Turning tool (5)
24. Tenth U.S. President: John ____ (5)
25. Feeling pleased (4)