1. Ghost (7)
5. Smallpox (7)
9. Forthright (9)
10. Fool (5)
11. Volcanic (rock) (7)
12. Worker (7)
13. Addition (9)
15. Fatigued (5)
17. Covered with thin linoleum squares (5)
19. The inhabitants of a municipality (9)
22. Creative person (7)
25. A hormone affecting physical development (7)
26. Seventy-two in Roman numerals (5)
27. Waste pipe (9)
28. A deficiency of vitamin D (7)
29. The state of being poorly illuminated (7)
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1. Supply means of subsistence (7)
2. Existing before birth (9)
3. A tropical cyclone (7)
4. Improvised (9)
5. Shiny and tough and flexible plastic (5)
6. An arc of colored light in the sky (7)
7. Willow twig (5)
8. Economic independence as a national policy (7)
14. It might sell The Times (9)
16. Acknowledge faults or shortcomings (9)
17. A fishing boat (7)
18. Disfavor (7)
20. Breastbone (7)
21. Urinary organs (7)
23. Poisonous (5)
24. Factions (5)