Easier end of the Beelzebub spectrum but still a satisfying challenge
Across
1 Not entirely direct about direct debit’s former function STEDDE (function obs)
DD (direct debit) in STEE[r] (direct)
6 Despoil old jewellery setting, we hear BEZZLE (despoil)
sounds like BEZEL (old jewellery setting)
10 I urge woman to get treatment for parasite GUINEA WORM (parasite)
(I URGE WOMAN)*
11 Rugby team left space for runner – that’s turned unfortunate (LLANELLI)
Welsh rugby team L (left) LANE (space for runner) ILL< (turned unfortunate)
13 Fix a toilet to be occupied by English royal family PLANTAGENETS (royals)
PLANT (fix) A E (English) in GENTS (toilet)
15 A US TV series given a twist for Scots AGLEE (Scot. Askew) A GLEE (US TV)
16 Last of drink running out brings forth drunken cries EVOES (Bacchic frenzied cries) K (last of drin[K]) from EVOKES (brings out)
17 They swindle Prince out of grand towers GULLERS (they swindle)
G (grand) [P] (prince) from PULLERS (towers)
19 Asian river and lake water used in hospital SALWEEN (Asian river)
L (lake) WEE (water) in SAN (hospital)
20 Place for lawyer to contend about opposing points VISNE (place for lawyer)
SN (opposing points) in VIE (contend)
22 Keep calm – there’s never any dissension ALLAY (keep calm)
ALL AY (yes)
25 Girl’s tingly with excitement about latest in bijouterie with sparkle
GLISTERINGLY (sparkly) [bijouterie]E in (GIRLS TINGLY)*
26 German sailors seen in lots of bars GRATINGS (bars)
G (German) RATINGS (sailors)
27 It is Macau, mostly, misrepresented, engaging one’s Oriental affectation
ASIATICISM (Oriental affectation) IS (one’s) in (IT IS MACA[u])*
28 Wanton girl’s engagement meeting with obstruction GIGLET (wanton girl)
GIG (engagement) LET (obstruction)
29 Attract English to French resort? About time ENTICE (attract)
E (English) T (time) in NICE (French resort)
Down
1 Old man in demand for swimmers SALPAE (swimmers)
PA (old man) in SALE (demand)
2 Badly against interrupting account with old sign of impatience TILLYVALLY (old sign of impatience) ILLY (badly) V (against) in TALLY (account)
3 Hieland sun was not hot, upsetting poor Scots gentleman DUNNIEWASSAL
(Highland man of inferior rank) ([h]IELAND SUN)*
4 Stops holding tense conferences DIETS (conferences) T (tense) in DIES (stops)
5 Increase attention around Holland, say, after uprising ENLARGE (increase)
NL (Holland) in EAR (attention) EG< (say, rising)
6 Old currency, fifty grand, invested in old airline BELGA (currency Belgium)
L G (50 1000) in BEA (old airline)
7 Religious follower waltzing in vaguely, getting round internal security
ZWINGLIANIST (follower of Swiss reformer) IS (internal security) in (WALTZING IN)*
8 Australian, upset without cause, ignoring edition not covering regions ZONELESS
OZ< (Australian upset) NE[ed]LESS (without cause minus ED)
9 Inside finally seems upset – as these show? EMESES ? [insid]E (SEEMS)*
12 Tingles with 50% of cardio after development of chest pain STERNALGIC
(of chest pain) (TINGLES CAR[dio])*
14 Parrot, I judge, will do for tiny water creature POLLIWIG (tadpole)
POLL (parrot) I WIG (judge)
18 One, two – relax UNBRACE (relax) UN (one) BRACE (two)
19 Talk and talk, having turned up in informal seating SAG BAG GAB< GAS<
21 French palace spy found under British cathedral? ELYSEE (palace)
ELY (cathedral) SEE (spy)
23 Money and tax rising in value MERIT (value) M (money) TIRE< (tax rising)
24 Protest wrong to involve it SIT-IN (protest) IT in SIN (wrong)
( )* = anagram [ ] = omit < = reverse