Cryptic Crossword from Sunday Times No. 3225 dated 27-10-2019 (Bangalore) (Fillable and with solution)

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Across:
1 Spectacles used by marksmen (6)
4 The opposite of soft currency? (4,4)
9 Shrub that's evergreen - but not hardy (6)
10 Five hundred wrongly laid off - it's a bloomer (8)CHARADE+ANAGRAM of LAID OFF
12 The rapidity with which a famous person loses heart (8)
13 Lawyers open with argument that carries weight (6)
15 Laid about the Irish parliament (4)ANAGRAM of LAID
16 Our respect will be misplaced for such an oppressor (10)ANAGRAM of OUR RESPECT
19 Promise a fight (10)
20 Turn pale - possibly being guilty (4)ANAGRAM of PALE
23 Working for a model employer? (6)
25 Secured a routing job and set about it (8)
27 It's to do with ships in actual trouble (8)ANAGRAM of IN ACTUAL
28 Meal inside the German hotel (6)
29 Cricketer yearns to be a spinner (4,4)
30 Article getting serious towards the end (6)

Down:
1 Joined by the sailor - or the parson (7)
2 Demanding porridge and fish (9)
3 They hold an alternative view of things (6)
5 Off on a course (4)
6 Fed up with Caine Mutiny, showing contempt of authority (8)ANAGRAM of FED CAINE
7 It counts as a hazard for ramblers (5)
8 A struggle to maintain faith (4,3)ANAGRAM of GRANT ME
11 Academic groups selected - by new masters? (7)ANAGRAM of MASTERS
14 Inane is another way of putting this (7)ANAGRAM of INANE IS
17 One claret may show indulgence (9)ANAGRAM of ONE CLARET
18 Representative institutions (8)
19 When there's a change of plea, men select a jury (7)ANAGRAM of PLEA MEN
21 Hot dog? (7)
22 China's new restrictive measures (6)ANAGRAM of CHINAS
24 Show disdain for bad puns about a king (5)CHARADE+ANAGRAM of PUNS
26 An overhead light (4)
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ACROSS 1 Spectacles used by marksmen (6) 4 The opposite of soft currency? (4,4) 9 Shrub that's evergreen - but not hardy (6) 10 Five hundred wrongly laid off - it's a bloomer (8) 12 The rapidity with which a famous person loses heart (8) 13 Lawyers open with argument that carries weight (6) 15 Laid about the Irish parliament (4) 16 Our respect will be misplaced for such an oppressor (10) 19 Promise a fight (10) 20 Turn pale - possibly being guilty (4) 23 Working for a model employer? (6) 25 Secured a routing job and set about it (8) 27 It's to do with ships in actual trouble (8) 28 Meal inside the German hotel (6) 29 Cricketer yearns to be a spinner (4,4) 30 Article getting serious towards the end (6) DOWN 1 Joined by the sailor - or the parson (7) 2 Demanding porridge and fish (9) 3 They hold an alternative view of things (6) 5 Off on a course (4) 6 Fed up with Caine Mutiny, showing contempt of authority (8) 7 It counts as a hazard for ramblers (5) 8 A struggle to maintain faith (4,3) 11 Academic groups selected - by new masters? (7) 14 Inane is another way of putting this (7) 17 One claret may show indulgence (9) 18 Representative institutions (8) 19 When there's a change of plea, men select a jury (7) 21 Hot dog? (7) 22 China's new restrictive measures (6) 24 Show dis­dain for bad puns 22 China’s new re­stric­tive mea­sures (6) 24 Show dis­dain for bad puns about a king (5) 26 An overhead light (4)