Cryptic crossword No 30,029

1 down. Doctor oversees surgical procedures that went a bit wrong. 6 letters. 2 down. Riverside waiter, earring perhaps, with shaved head? 6 letters. 3 down. Smear bit of fish with virus onto vessel. 10 letters.

4 down. See 19. 5 down. Guard on visits reading novel. 9 letters. 6 down. Romeo in drag? 4 letters. 7 down. See 24.

8 down. A victory proving elusive in daring feats – trap set? 8 letters. 13 down. Nearby supply cut by carpenter, say, European and Asian wood. 6 letters and 4 letters.

15 down. Absence of moral rectitude with which 18 vied. 9 letters. 16 down. Slight boo-boo at first, skedaddle. 5-3 letters. 17 down. Nervous say after a fall, stuffing knocked out. 8 letters. 19 down, 4 down. It really is me in motorboat at sea! 2 letters, 3 letters, 1 letters and 5 letters. 20 down. Forward – as one’s behind? 6 letters. 23 down. Cube, elevation skimmed. 5 letters. 24 down, 7 down. Easy clue: ‘Funeral director’s special offer?’. 4 letters and 8 letters.

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