Cryptic Crossword from Economic Times Bangalore (8443 of 05-09-2022) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 Form of bracket needed to fix garden light? (5-6)
9 Blend first of glue in enamel compound (7)
10 Embarrassing blunder involves one rare animal (7)
11 Daniel regularly creates trouble (3)
12 Performs ‘Cats’, by implication? (4,3)
13 Smoke in church primarily seen swirling (7)
14 Minister very briefly returns (3)
15 Greek abandons struggle for fruit (5)
17 Turner left two articles (5)
18 Top mark received by local pharmacist (5)
20 Charlotte’s partly backing argument (3-2)
22 Branch in the morning admits first of regulars (3)
24 American spies seize informer touring old country (7)
25 Vagrant’s feet wrapped in towel perhaps (7)
26 Withdraw old police dog (3)
27 Bear, a most unusual companion (7)
28 Lawlessness from some guarding chief (7)
29 Streamline, changing leader to transfer into state control (11)

Down:
1 Part of speech by brother maybe for sister holding ring (8,7)
2 Canal boat daughter used in windy lagoon (7)
3 What doctors do about rubbish outside? (5)
4 Careless, revealing short nightdress, not without love (9)
5 Melodious piece regularly features in drunken rally (7)
6 The real thing? (8,7)
7 Spoil one married couple (6)
8 Scrap allowed to block river (6)
16 Nut cooks chips at Number Ten (9)
18 Approach idiot going round Catholic church (6)
19 Draw a wagon reversing during races (7)
21 Old friend in Paris keeps apparatus for folding paper (7)
23 Tolpuddle man: ‘It’s my right to retain paintings’ (6)
25 Doctor with a degree in theatre work (5)
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