ALAN LEE’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 416

Across 1 Storage place for stretcher. (4) 3 If one umpires it poorly, that’s corruption. (10) 10 Creature of varying height, averaging two feet. (5) 11 Misplaced birth is mostly irrelevant. (4,5) 12 Brief trip by household staff to Chaldean town. (5,4) 13 Show-biz type in drag entertains

kids. (5) 14 A storage place for Greek

language. (5) 16 Dead prisoner had swallowed a

nickel. (9) 19 During this period, when a mile

was flexible. (9) 20 No numbers in Paris, just

names. (5) 22 Belgian province rejected odd

article. (5) 24 Duck when followed, is like some

horses. (9) 26 Lawman makes fence to hold martyr. (9) 27 Little bit left behind at love-nest. (5) 28 Discontinuation of some car

parts. (10) 29 Your old bills. (4)

Down 1 Woman spilled beer on captain around L.A. (7) 2 Face spout to stir these. (4,2,3) 4 Fascist arose during one setback and voiced hesitation. (9) 5 and 17 Manage burden or rum will be banned. (5,2,7) 6 Mock one college? No, it gets a lift. (9) 7 and 18 Child with gunshot wound. Report it. (5,1,8) 8 Woman near man in cover-up. (7) 9 Old Italian dates bride’s father briefly. (4) 15 Lack of resolve by blithe writer on dangerous footing. (9) 17 See 5 down. 18 See 7 down. 19 Van is short of one top bunk inside. (7) 21 Scramble on board and tack. (7) 23 Manners in increasingly open society. (5) 24 Ends frontal attacks. (5) 25 Weapons carriers. (4)