CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Member of the upper class ( 5- 6) 9 Came back with a diet designed for the undernourished ( 9) 10 Isle everyone goes round to ( 5) 11 Fool it’s silly to help ( 6) 12 One who would lose status as union member ( 8) 13 Capacity to get on after bitterness? ( 6) 15 Freshly appointed person that will make a clean sweep? ( 3,5) 18 Mystery involved number entering regular correspondence ( 8) 19 A French diet blended together ( 6) 21 Attractive worker takes part ( 8) 23 They are employed in the theatre or in religious work ( 6) 26 Call for peace and quiet ( 5) 27 Leave out priest adaptable team should welcome in ( 9) 28 Eaten cold it could provide enjoyment ( 11)

DOWN

1 The female fringe in American business ( 7) 2 They show you the bones of an unknown number of fish ( 1- 4) 3 One part of a frozen waterfall? ( 9) 4 Darn possibly visible in coat hem (4) 5 Press, for example, set up referees ( 8) 6 Arrive at straight stretch of river ( 5) 7 Rising impudence over dour traveller ( 7) 8 Firm needs a line going to Shanghai, say, in China ( 8) 14 French newspaper accepts article that’s refreshing ( 8) 16 Graduate entertains a slimmer’s objective – eating off this? (4,5) 17 Oliver sees worm wriggling in retreat ( 8) 18 Trains groups of like- minded philosophers ( 7) 20 See Cinders in transformation ( 7) 22 Ribbon of quiet deep colour ( 5) 24 Took a picture showing animal in the zoo ( 5) 25 The last character to join in Conservative element (4)