Last Week’s Cryptic
ACROSS
1. Hell, prime minister, it’s grim (6)
4. Orations involving soft cheeses (8)
9. Basilisk, for one, found in demon’s territory (7) 11. Well-presented English support worker (7)
12. Stadium in district around north (5)
13. Angry crowd – the Italian side organised and prepared for war (9)
14. Prime agent required to
fertilise (10)
16. Club with hot tub (4)
19. Return small container of
parasites (4)
20. Produces cabarets, if available
(10)
22. Small dog with life force – hot
turn Australia! Encore! (9)
23. Open secret trove (5)
25. Pant stertorously around a kilometre with large breathing aid (7)
26. Confess – rent underwear (7) 27. Firmly establish a small measure with fish – about right (8)
28. A hundred relax before
small summits (6)
DOWN
1. Bar the country from hell (9) 2. Feel and comprehend (5) 3. Tent area devised for the echidna (8)
5. Britney Spears involved with stern religious adherents (13) 6. Fairly regularly (6)
7. Principal’s doxy gets an initial advantage (4,5)
8. Unhappy about Lawrence – but surfeited (5)
10. Religion normal – chaotic, absurd (5,8)
15. Act tiptoe around ladies’ undergarment (9)
17. That man, one in the USA – but they say he’s lost! (9)
18. Glass boat (8)
21. Deer and young bear return,
but give way to pressure (6) 22. Actors, English, a class by
themselves (5)
24. Havelock’s island (5)
Solution next week