THE CRYPTIC:
ACROSS
1. Gable to perform a hard roll? (5) 4. Tech, hear, translate – but it’s a misery (9) 9. Unfaithful husband – grown up with two queens! (9) 10. Pretty silly, in an English way (5) 11. Bounder to woo – find a tribunal that will convict summarily (8,5) 14. Loathe Panama and England (4) 15. Seasoned the roast lamb in muscadet, perhaps (4,6) 18. A stone crab discovered in compounds – the answer to this clue is always soluble! (10) 19. Fairy for each Irishman (4) 21. Progressive party with a conservative deserter used for experiments (10,3) 24. Noodles found in grandpa’s table (5) 25. Dry place – charge, it’s a military offence! (9) 27. Dodges cats, perhaps, back in the teams (9) 28. Stressful present? (5)
DOWN
1. Erase the report of Franz Kafka for one – carte blanche for the Americans! (5,5) 2. Antelope found, but gun explodes (3) 3. Rent the 2001 computer – it’s deadly (6) 4. Damage dilapidated icon – a child’s instrument (9) 5. Tableau rich in containing gold (5) 6. Courtroom in brutal disarray (8) 7. Sing, dance, somersault, hugging Italian – caught a rooster! (11) 8. The day before normal and level (4) 12. Austrian led astray – became an Australian! (11) 13. Amend act – it confuses entry (10) 16. Dissertations for large plants covering upset for Rama’s wife (9) 17. Avoids supporting grizzlies (8) 20. Dull rubbish – but it can bring the house down! (3,3) 22. Remove, for instance, rising band of atmospheric pressure (5) 23. Copies primates (4) 26. Charge one working (3)
Solution next week