Cryptic Crossword from Economic Times, Chennai (8848 of 21-12-2023) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 Sighing possibly when beset by urge to show puritanism (12)
8 Fund fellow in a Northern church (7)
9 Chap put out needs treatment (5,2)
11 One regularly enjoying leaves? (3,7)
12 Merriment in U.S. musical TV series (4)
14 Upstaged pieces of footage featuring in European edition (8)
16 Grit is swirling in Asian river (6)
17 Positive response found in cursory estimate? Not altogether (3)
19 Anticipate short show with dancing etc (6)
21 Largely support chart characterising a normal team? (8)
24 Expel these people invading booth at regular intervals (4)
25 Seize cafe’s tonic in a fancy form (10)
27 Facility for those in saloons? (5-2)
28 Children’s publication beginning to show plants not lasting long (7)
29 Unfair description of trousers? (5,3,4)

Down:
1 Secure round in arcade game (7)
2 Panic seen at sea about start of rumble in undersea region (5,5)
3 Guy seen swimming around river in island near France (8)
4 Lightly tasted starters of prawns exhibited among varied dips (6)
5 Crazy Greek character with coat in tatters (4)
6 Learned type also excited about Chinese potter lately (7)
7 Unofficial cricket side put down following article (3,3,6)
10 Official statement about to interrupt staggering sales spree (5,7)
13 Figure later touring south and south-east has a sort of intuition (5,5)
15 One once making an early appearance in Germany, Spain and Belgium (3)
18 Male’s fed creatively like an enterprising business type? (4-4)
20 Subdued person’s first on a ship if very edgy at the outset (7)
22 Book followed by Latin worker? That’s very obvious (7)
23 Brass instrument in angle of room barring last time (6)
26 Turn down section of innovative topic (4)
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