Financial Times 14,037 by Sleuth

An agreeable start to the day

Across

9 PEN-PUSHER (cog in office) N in PEP (go) USHER (escort)

10 BLAIR (Tony) B (secondary) LAIR (haunt)

11 CHEETAH (fast animal) sounds like CHEATER (sharp)

12 DIAGRAM (outline) AGRA (city) in DIM (obscure)

13 EAT (take in) hidden in [program]E AT[tentively]

14 EIFFEL TOWER (noted landmark) (RELIEF TO FEW)*

17 FORTE (speciality) FORT (keep) E (English)

18OVA (eggs) sounds like OVER (deliveries)

19 URBAN (built-up area) [d]URBAN

21 SOUP KITCHEN(homeless facility) SO (note) UP (increased) KIT (equipment) CHE (revolutionary) N (name)

23 TAR (sailor) TAR[t]

25 EVERTON (team) (OVER NET)*

27 HUMDRUM (monotonous) HUM (stench) DRUM (oil drum)

28 AESOP (fable writer) A P[R]OSE<

29 SPRINGBOK (Rugby International) SP (special) RING (area) B (black) OK (approval)

Down

1 APACHE (tribal type) H (hospital) in APACE (swiftly)

2 ANCESTOR (up family tree) (ONES CAT)* R[escue]

3 TURTLE-NECK (clothing) LEN (man) in TEC (detective) all in TURK (European)

4 SHAH (ruler) (HAS)* H (hotel)

5 BRIDLEPATH (way for riders) RID (free) L (liberal) PE< all in BATH (historic city)

6 ABBA (group) B (book) in A BA (a graduate)

7 MARROW (vegetable) MAR (damage) ROW (dispute)

8 TRIMARAN (boat) TRIM (smart) A (associate) RAN (managed)

15 FROSTINESS (chill) (STRIFE SONS)*

16 TOURNAMENT (series of games) TOUR (outing) NAME (celebrity) NT (Northern Territory)

17 FOSSE WAY (traditional route) F (fine) OS (ordinary seaman) EW (directions) in SAY (perhaps)

20 BATHROBE (garment) A THROB in B[outiqu]E

22 UNEASE (discomfort) UNE (a in French) S (soprano) in A [op]E[ra]

24 REMAKE (new film version) ME< in RAKE (skinny person)

26 TYPE (variety) hidden in [tas]TY PE[aches]

27 HORN (instrument) sounds like Goldie HAWN

( )* = anagram    [ ] = omit    < = reverse