Guardian Quiptic 929 Pan

Thanks Pan for a Quiptic that fits the bill. Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1 Stop having contact with female involved in racket (6)

DISOWN : SOW(a porcine female) contained in(involved in) DIN(a noisy racket).

4 Cold meat and drink but no drug found in bedroom (7)

CHAMBER : C(abbrev. for “cold”) + HAM(cured meat) plus(and) “beer”(light alcoholic drink) minus(but no … found) “e”(abbrev. for the drug ecstasy).

9 Runaway lion gored boatman (9)

GONDOLIER : Anagram of(Runaway) LION GORED.

10 Petty quarrel about recipe for fish (5)

SPRAT : SPAT(a petty quarrel) containing(about) R(abbrev. for “recipe”).

11 Very fat old bachelor eats six enchiladas for starters (5)

OBESE : The 1st letters, respectively, of(… for starters) “old bachelor eats six enchiladas“.

An apt surface.

12 Efficient committee man with books (9)

COMPETENT : COM(abbrev. for “committee”) + PETE(a man’s name, Peter shortened) plus(with) NT(abbrev. for the New Testament, set of books in the Bible).

13 Competitor in event ran terrifically (7)

ENTRANT : Hidden in(in) “event ran terrifically“.

15 Get behind second in command on stretch of water (6)

LAGOON : LAG(to get behind;come after) + the 2nd letter of(second in) “command” + ON.

17 Quaker introducing religious leader to addict (6)

FRIEND : The 1st letter of(… leader) “religious” contained in(introducing … to) FIEND(an addict;devotee;enthusiast of a particular thing).

Defn: A Quaker, member of the Religious Society of Friends.

19 Greens taking taxi to get to vote, finally (7)

CABBAGE : CAB(a taxi) + BAG(to get, as in “to bag a trophy”) plus(to) the last letter of(…, finally) “vote“.

22 Was in charge during latest broadcast by convert to another language (9)

TRANSLATE : RAN(was in charge;managed, say, a business) contained in(during) anagram of(… broadcast) LATEST.

24 Cyclist‘s condition (5)

RIDER : Double defn: 2nd: …;proviso in an agreement, legislative bill, legal document or the like.

26 Semi-tame 8 losing one claw (5)

TALON : Half of the letters of(Semi-) “tame” + “lion”(a big cat, answer to 8 down) minus(losing) “I”(Roman numeral for “one”).

27 Happy to air treatment for old fighter (9)

GLADIATOR : GLAD(happy) + anagram of(… treatment) TO AIR.

Defn: Fighter in Ancient Rome.

28 Group of nuns furnishing prisoner with means of escape (7)

CONVENT : CON(short for “convict”;prisoner) plus(with) VENT(an opening that allows fluid to escape).

29 Sticky stuff coating assorted set of floating wreckage (6)

JETSAM : JAM(sticky stuff you spread on bread, say) containing(coating) anagram of(assorted) SET.

Down

1 Risen deity ascended with plant (7)

DOGROSE : Reversal of(Risen, in a down clue) GOD(a deity) + ROSE(ascended;came up).

2 Burn the surface of shafts in gearbox (5)

SINGE : Hidden in(of) “shafts in gearbox“.

3 Large sea creature devouring sole swimming en bloc (9)

WHOLESALE : WHALE(a large sea creature) containing(devouring) anagram of(… swimming) SOLE.

4 Sweet animal captivating artist (7)

CARAMEL : CAMEL(animal of the desert) containing(captivating) RA(post-nominal letters for a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, an artist).

5 Paisley welcoming a way to split the congregation? (5)

AISLE : The inner letters of(… welcoming) “Paisley“.

6 Spanish city where real bacon is cooked (9)

BARCELONA : Anagram of(… is cooked) REAL BACON.

7 Spin used to set up alternative gallery (6)

ROTATE : Reversal of(to set up, in a down clue) OR(used to introduce an alternative within a set of choices) + TATE(a family of 4 art galleries in the UK, including 2 in London).

8 Night animal inhaling crafty cig in Jaguar (3,3)

BIG CAT : BAT(a night-flying animal) containing(inhaling) anagram of(crafty) CIG.

Defn: Not the big car.

14 Sailor detailed woman to find cover (9)

TARPAULIN : TAR(informal term for a sailor) + “Pauline”(a woman’s name) minus its last letter(de–tailed …).

16 Nag a bride dancing in a raincoat (9)

GABARDINE : Anagram of(… dancing) NAG A BRIDE.

18 Kind of beer found on board? (7)

DRAUGHT : Cryptic defn: Reference to a draughtboard (or draughtsboard) on which the game of draughts is played.

Answer: Beer served from a barrel or tank, as opposed to from a bottle or can.

19 Roman emperor destroyed Anglo-Saxon race (6)

CAESAR : Anagram of(destroyed) [AS(abbrev. for “Anglo-Saxon” + RACE].

20 Read about strange part of human anatomy (7)

EARDRUM : Anagram of(… about) READ + RUM(strange;peculiar).

21 In stable, animals eat it standing up (6)

STATIC : Reversal of(standing up, in a down clue) [CATS(animals) containing(eat) IT].

Defn: …;steady.

23 Meaning to find out about bridge partners (5)

SENSE : SEE(to find out;to realise) containing(about) N,S(abbrev. for “north” and “south”, denoting partners in bridge, the card game).

Defn: …;a way in which a word, expression, or situation may be interpreted, as in “the particular sense of a word may depend on the context it is used in”.

25 Duchess consumed small fruit (5)

DATES : D(abbrev. for “duchess”, as it is for “duke”) + ATE(consumed by mouth) + S(abbrev. for “small”).