CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Some ropy stuff that’s found along the coast (6) 5 Things hanging down having power to exterminate insects (8) 9 Legal procedure to pursue company member — it comes to the crunch? (10) 10 Good old-style politician,
smooth-tongued (4) 11 Oblique dishing of dirt — nice!
(8) 12 Come down by river in the
country (6) 13 Has a sleep, rolling over for a
length of time (4) 15 Notice worker with medieval
weapon (8) 18 Attractive nibble with balti I’ve
prepared (4,4) 19 The ultimate plastic bottles (4) 21 An eight-day celebration — one
goes from do to do (6) 23 Seaside accommodation chore
getting wife to run around (8) 25 Animals from those parts to the
west (4) 26 Bring him around in the morning
in the city (10) 27 Take food, including meat given special heat treatment (8) 28 Wily characters represented in statue (6)
DOWN 2 Deity with short name, an old
character (5) 3 IT company shortly to introduce
a nice new gadget (9) 4 Part of formal attire not in good
condition (6) 5 How attender with pint is out to
have a wild celebration (5,3,4,3) 6 Square cut up in game (8) 7 A new girl, as some would say, is
a darling (5) 8 What could be construed into gnarliest shapes (9) 14 Head gives general rule to those listening (9) 16 Inner circle coming down on terror, lacking resistance in beastly contest (9) 17 Like some wild animals Matabele treated (8) 20 American show girl embracing any number in a place for sailors (6) 22 Tea service set up after start of afternoon (5) 24 Making a horticultural insertion is hard work (5)