ACROSS
1 Horse worker shifts slate slabs (6,4)
9 Old boy found in house with tramp (4)
10 Delivery by stage to south London suburb (3-7)
11 Dead volunteers brought back with the others (2,4)
12 Animal books discovered in Arthur's castle (7)
15 Teacher converted a unit of measurement (7)
16 Tear around northern town (5)
17 Hidden in a grave in a city in India (4)
18 Bay nag injured by a heavy blow (4)
19 Firm entertains Edward with a big meal (5)
21 Old king wraps article in animal skin (7)
22 Barperson strikes model back again (7)
24 Start to expound (3,3)
27 Have dealings with a French independent about workers' association (5,5)
28 Ron replaced Elizabeth in French department (4)
29 Fine to fight in this part of the football pitch (7,3)


DOWN
2 Leaders of the rioters extolling Socialism is very French (4)
3 Queen dressed in vile bodice (6)
4 One who throws out oriental chap (7)
5 Expert contains new skin disease (4)
6 Arab girl goes to church at noon (7)
7 New laptops are very different (5,5)
8 Bargeman carries footwear for smuggler (10)
12 Man not uplifted by dance (10)
13 Take note of social worker assigned to young Roman general (4,6)
14 Row around British river (5)
15 TV presenter interrupted by lady composer (5)
19 Touched end of pen (4,3)
20 North Carolinian sailor has hot fish (3-4)
23 Thin sister takes relatives to New York (6)
25 God accepts William's pledge (4)
26 For one second look up to the top of Olympus (4)