1 Hindered (8)
5 An Asian temple (6)
9 Strive (8)
10 A coarse cloth with a bright print (6)
12 Hoods (5)
13 In a futile manner (9)
14 Senility (6)
16 Fleck (7)
19 Aged (7)
21 Not the top (6)
23 A pronunciation mark (9)
25 Prefix meaning "Hand" (5)
26 Cerumen (6)
27 Feathers (8)
28 Most rational (6)
29 Traitorous (8)
Down
1 From that place (6)
2 The state of having lost one's husband (9)
3 Absorbs written material (5)
4 Speak clearly (7)
6 A reprieve in intensity (9)
7 Leaves out (5)
8 Liturgical assistants (8)
11 Focussing glass (4)
15 Farmers (9)
17 Wittingly (9)
18 Door-to-door salesmen (8)
20 Abominable snowman (4)
21 Rod-shaped bacteria (7)
22 Small amount of food (6)
24 Bib (5)
25 Desert animal (5)