Across

1 I love these French among outsiders in distinctive bishopric (7)

5 Overlook a line in liturgical book (6)

9 Enjoy Welsh broadcast showing English evangelist (4,6)

11 Widely cultivated plant found in retreat in bay, ostensibly (4)

12 Very old partner in front of gallery causing annoyance (6)

13 One carrying censer agitated further about source of interruption (8)

14/18d Brother given award by Tory patron curiously around start of October in London church (8,7)

16 Reports of crowds in stores (6)

17 First signs of special consecrated register — and some parchment (6)

20 Fool beginning to prettify hair possibly for Ananias’s wife (8)

23 Scholar in this way describing misfortune (not half) for Renaissance painter (8)

24 Charge again concerning young male admitting nothing (6)

26 Part of shelf in off-licence for light-coloured sherry (4)

27 Chap quiet twice about origin of important communion (10)

28 Every source shown at intervals reveals gloomy donkey (6)

29 Fantasy writer caught by southern Hebridean island (1,1,5)

Down

2 Number into communion drink without weight, as a single unit? (2,3)

3 Put beyond doubt opening for curate at work with company (7)

4 Sneakiness of little significance by the sound of it (7)

6 Climber with old president in Jonah’s place of concealment? (3-4)

7 Group encapsulating society in a poem (7)

8 Authoritative type around Scottish town is one licensed to conduct services (3,6)

10 Loyalist not moving low prayer desk (6-5)

15 One noted for abstaining represented each tribe (9)

18 See 14 across

19 Chance largely with spreading fire for rebel archangel (7)

21 Normal inhabitants for incumbents in parishes (7)

22 Dingy abode fringing, yes, renovated office at the Vatican (4,3)

25 Plea from liberal stuck in capital (5)

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