1: Valuable coat of arms positioned (5)

5: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)

7: Fathers start to applaud, in afterthought (3)

9: 7-down relic? (6,5)

10: Complain about the horse (3)

12: Principal on top of leafy tree (5)

15: Freshen the atmosphere (3)

16: Made new, breaking away from tired ideas (5)

17: Revolves around a star. (3)

18: Top card? Excellent! (3)

19: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)

20: Venomous enemy lurks in Caspians (3)

21: Turned aside helpers (5)

23: Picture a dessert without topping (3)

24: Inept casino confused the issue (4,2,5)

27: Start reducing salt? (3)

28: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)

29: To discover how far in they were, he thumped roughly without hesitation. (5)

1: Supplied guns in gendarme division (5)

2: Call for help oddly stops (3)

3: A favourite car of Seattle natives. (11)

4: Healers swear by the cases of the little river horse. (11)

5: Compete with life in France (3)

6: Odds of niece being born (3)

7: Organized fatso follows start of precise measurement including pound of seasoning (11)

8: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)

11: Barque, for one, is a trio-tutor (5-6)

12: Alice, Val or 10-across exploit lotus-eating? (2,5,4)

13: Ruby ran off to marry after a couple of events came to light again (11)

14: Approach hoist (3,2)

15: American capital supplied plant (5)

22: Nick's not at church (5)

23: Drawing, for example, a bit of a cartoon (3)

24: Tax expert set cap (3)

25: In all, just a little peak. (3)

26: Rascal and wuss taking week off (3)