CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Touch millions caught

consumed by hatred? (7) 5 Look closely at label designed to

take you in (7) 9 Vehicle loaded on board ship

showing signs of damage (5) 10 Trouble with allowance, love? (9) 11 Officially sanctioned writer is shamed, lacking pretence (10) 12 Courage that’s needed to deal

with winter conditions? (4) 14 Stupidly reply ‘What if I take

unnecessary risks?’ (4,4,4) 18 Perhaps London spirit’s limiting

a potential tax liability (7,5) 21 Vessels unloading the first crop

(4) 22 Form of transport of patissier,

accepting he’s no different (10) 25 Saved ladies having gone astray,

welcoming charity (4,5) 26 Source of industrial ooze

covering lake house (5) 27 Stylish but frustrating? (7) 28 Down is way back for such cruel

people (7)

DOWN 1 Lose roadkill seen in two parts

(6) 2 Sketches from a newspaper

stocked by doctor’s (6) 3 Adjustments made to last

scouse dishes (10) 4 US city area crossed by

motorway twice (5) 5 Expert set up to keep Tories

spinning unusual items (9) 6 Times ? European, and impetuous for the most part (4) 7 A police squad getting tipple

down, an ugly shower (4,4) 8 Stretch student with English afterwards (8) 13 Eastern city editor may be impressed (10) 15 Shouting about inside of bowl becoming discoloured (9) 16 Trained fish in group with backing of French (8) 17 Flight destination (8) 19 Heads needing to hear of rows (6) 20 Soldiers love to be involved in raising game (6) 23 Pots for producers of beer (not British) (5) 24 Two and six regularly used to get you a bed that’s dry (4)