Financial Times 13,392 by Cincinnus

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 22
Another impeccable beauty from Cincinnus and one that I found a little more difficult than usual. My favourite clues are 9A (REDSHANKS), 28A (ASTIR), 29A (DOS PASSOS), 5D (ESCALATION) and 24D (MORASS).

Across
9. REDSHANKS – anagram of SHARK ENDS
10. APRIL – PR (pair) in AIL (trouble)
11. ALLOWED – “all owed” (nothing’s been paid)
12. ALL OF ME – ALL OF (whole) + ME (note)
13. SKI – hidden word
14. UNFLAPPABLE – LAPP (Scandinavian) in UN (a French) + FABLE (story)
17. SWEEP – S[urrey] + WEEP (cry)
18. OBI – O[kinawa] B[uying] I[nstruments]
19. ETHOS – THOSE with E shifted to the front
21. VICEREGENTS – anagram of GIVEN SECRET
23. RUM – double definition
25. NOVELLA – NOV (month) + ELLA (girl)
27. SCHOLAR – CH[ap] in SOLAR (of the Sun)
28. ASTIR – ASTI (wine) + [waite]R
29. DOS PASSOS – DO (do) + SPAS (health resorts) + SOS (help)

Down
1. DREAMS – REAM (paper) in D[angerou]S. I like the slightly weird but excellent surface!
2. ADELAIDE – DIAL (face) backwards in A (a) + DEE (river)
3. SHOWJUMPER – SHOW (appear) + JUMPER (garment)
4. ENID – DINE (eat) reversed
5. ESCALATION – anagram of A COASTLINE
6. EARL – [n]EARL[y]
7. PREFAB – PRE (before) + FAB (cracking). Cracking indeed!
8. SLEEPERS – anagram of PEERLESS. I did not remember this movie.
15. FOOT GUARDS – anagram of A SORT OF DUG
16. PRESS AHEAD – PRESS (urge) + A (a) + HEAD (leader)
17. SAVANNAH – A VAN (a vehicle) in HANS (a German) backwards
20. HARMLESS – H[ellenism] + ARMLESS (like the Venus de Milo)
22. CAVITY – IT (it) in CAVY (rodent)
24. MORASS – OR (gold) in MASS (bulk)
26. LARK – L (left) + ARK (boat)
27. SO-SO – SO (therefore duplicated)