CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Second drink that’s strong always produces a beastly complaint (5,5) 9 Spots wood east of river (4) 10 Mistrial — it could lead to one being aggressive (10) 11 Plant left behind rag (6) 12 Love having argument

about e.g. Titanic (7) 15 Supports units for

brief periods (7) 16 Vehicle parked outside

gym used for game (5) 17 Bills for pills (4) 18 Stage offering a comeback

for favourites (4) 19 Publicity officer with

script for concerts (5) 21 Reinstate pause from work

before men strike finally (7) 22 Day came for reforming

educational institution (7) 24 Managed thus to get millions

as price to be paid (6) 27 Trouble-maker joins fliers, with

time to create damage (10) 28 Salvationists, quiet band (4) 29 Look at nicer suits

in a new style (10)

DOWN 2 Fancy woman’s first

to get that fellow (4) 3 More than one unwanted sound is conveyed in refusals (6) 4 Distraught female rushed with twitchy motion (7) 5 Conceited and terrible ruler, one being put down (4) 6 Bad person starts row, becoming more bad-tempered (7) 7 I’m on estate, newly built accommodation (10) 8 System of belief nastily put as ‘popish’ and ‘holy’ (10) 12 In the borders of Wales caterers supply salad ingredient (10) 13 Unstable sensor gets broken inside — if lacking this? (10) 14 Minister has facility for writing

rule devoid of content (5) 15 Males battling in this

US location? (5) 19 Assumption made by journalists

about major highway (7) 20 Name of German establishing school and university outside Germany (7) 23 Funny old fellows featured

in ancient monument (6) 25 His purring brings such

encouragement (4) 26 More than one little worker

raves, losing head (4)