1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||
11 | ||||||||||||||
13 | ||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||
19 | 20 | |||||||||||||
21 | 21 | |||||||||||||
23 | 24 | |||||||||||||
26 | ||||||||||||||
28 |
Across
- 1. Opener gone! Track turning with extreme of bounce (8)
- 5. Shoots hounds (6)
- 10. Calm guard protects many (5)
- 11. Spanish explorer about to inspect small warships (9)
- 12. Reason for not playing? Lack any reasons (2,7)
- 13. Husband’s forgotten slap he suffered for mistake (5)
- 14. Periods of inactivity ruin assets (6)
- 15. Spruces up? About to meet seductresses (7)
- 18. President’s action condemned at American city (7)
- 20. Elbow joint fracture? Lost a bit of equilibrium (6)
- 22. Savoury jelly with first class flavouring, not veg essentially (5)
- 24. A girl — Assumed by many to be unpredictable (9)
- 25. Bat defensively! Play for time conserving solitary wicket (9)
- 26. Love section on works with visual effects (2,3)
- 27. Serious dispute at the end of game (6)
- 28. Issue about taking in a large amount of conscripts (8)
Down
- 1. Performing well musically? (2,4)
- 2. Advise lenient girl struggling to tackle husband (9)
- 3. No litter on the beach? It’s safe to proceed (3,5,2,5)
- 4. Denies raves feature ecstasy and cocaine (7)
- 6. No protection for superior members? Now things will be done in a ruthless way (3,6,3,3)
- 7. Drunk began to smoke (3,2)
- 8. Impression about American President — State of excited uncertainty (8)
- 9. Stationer — A service provider of classroom item (6)
- 16. Better payment after couple of setters bag many followers essentially (9)
- 17. Elevated by universal acclaim ending in award (8)
- 19. Warning alarm! Vacate (6)
- 20. Vessel Dracula violated, primarily killing damsel at castle? (7)
- 21. Essentially bigoted, heartless criminal killed dynamic socialist! The way things are now (2,2,2)
- 23. Introduction to latest of style in concert (5)
