9739, Sankalak

Across
1 With a repaired, reset grip, Owen gets something to make driving easier (5,8) POWER STEERING
10 Food contaminant puts an ox in fatal trip (9) AFLATOXIN
11 Quick moving one, parish priest swallows big apple? Quite the opposite (5)
12 People protect a leader of vaids, an expert (5) MAVEN
13 Unpleasantly noticeable virus, to be controlled (9) OBSTRUSIVE
14 Cedar tree of the Himalayas…. (6)
16 …and another tree, black, rich variety (5) BIRCH
19 Severance within the limits of aerospace is serious (5) ACUTE
20 Oxford University in one-day matches? Detestable! (6) ODIOUS
25 Mouth organ (9) HARMONICA
26 Czech author of The Trial (5) KAFKA
27 A half-note both ways (5) MINIM
28 Boundary set by a saint around thick frost (9) PERIMETER
29 He may cause ‘relative’ embarrassment to town dwellers (7,6) COUNTRY COUSIN
Down
2 Old boy, playing violin, is in a state of forgetfulness… (8) OBLIVION
3 ….consumed, in a trance, a tenuous state (5) EATEN
4 Church official gets cross, being taken in by author Anya (6) SEXTON
5 Scientist, good man escorted by one German on either side (8) EINSTEIN
6 Name a big cat caught by socialist and given up (9)
7 It provides cover for a consumer (6)
8 Master, targeted, was seriously wounded (6) MAIMED
9 Over-stimulated and excessive in a prefix (5)
15 TV artist, not necessarily a sailor (9) ANCHORMAN
17 One providing bare entertainment (8) STRIPPER
18 Bits of paper thrown at wedding in church not fit for reconstitution (8) CONFETTI
21 Shining brightly when filled with leading players (6) STARRY
22 Caprices often coupled with fancies (5) WHIMS
23 New troop trained without any delay (6) PRONTO
24 Material that is wonderful, almost luxurious (6) FABRIC
26 Edible weed procured from a Kumarakom businessman (5) KOMBU