CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 VIPs to proceed around bedroom (3,5)

5 Shutter is not so far away (6) 9 Bond’s cup held by guy with beer (7)

10 Average, not quite beautiful woman is nouveau riche (7) 11 English entering Irish lake prepare to sail

“The Iron Horse” (3,6) 12 Material’s mass and height (5)

13 Moments before time, call backups (6,6)

18 Secure prison with changes in effect (12) 21 Tanbark, e.g., left in a lot (5) 23 Copy funny article about extended play (9) 25 Bright star is able to work (7) 26 Upon entering Kentucky, carried out insect (7) 27 Gloomy and ironic, holding attention (6)

28 The guy would deviate around a deterrent to progress (8) Last Weekend’s Puzzle Solved DOWN

1 Story about mom’s Mexican dish (6)

2 Hand over report outside of New York University (4,2) 3 Peg sits in chair for astronaut (9)

4 Very precipitous cut announced (5)

6 Cyril reworked verse (5) 7 Lost set point in hurry (4,2,2) 8 Coarse stuff in makeup worn by witch (8)

10 A deity occupying father’s temples (7) 14 Overuse adapted works (7) 15 Aggressive outfielder housed in complex (3-6) 16 Stern got a good score, and looked pained (8)

17 Cry like a baby, splitting formerly great wealth (8) 19 General also greeting leader in passive resistance (6) 20 Last inside, we had meandered (6) 22 High-strung, somewhat touchy personality (5) 24 Lapdog eating doughnut for tea (5)