CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cross empty gallery to take seat (6)

4 Perfect female, wild (8) 9 Lose track of dispatch on motorway (6)

10 Salt rib concerned with seasoning (8)

12 Proust, it gets translated better (8)

13 Bride bristled accepting rubbish (6)

15 Stolen cabinet is damaged, for sure (13) 18 Opinionated and terribly vague trite man (13) 22 Do translation of French mock exam’s opening (6) 24 Stand without warning shout and put wood back? (8) 26 Escort man working to protect Queen (8) 27 Rewarding, if tedious, to keep skilful (6)

28 It’s standard having a lot put on tick? (8) 29 Catches vehicle finally, the final vehicle? (6)

DOWN

1 Frolic in punt, we hear (6) 2 Alarming seeing one in gents put out (9) 3 Unattractively artificial snap capturing conclusion (7)

5 Look, a new mortgage? (4) 6 Closest direction to circle inlet (7)

7 Lug around say, turning impatient (5) 8 Wicked lapse is end, almost (8) 11 Appealing with turn to bat (7) 14 Calm about beginning to locate cut (7)

16 Tower guard’s exploit with sweetheart consumed by drink (9)

17 Expert reportedly beat golfer’s measure of skill (8) 19 Insanity of crowd welcoming danger, oddly (7) 20 Playing oldies I love (7) 21 Strangely, dog in street ultimately ate dull food (6) 23 Seat could help an individual rest initially (5) 25 Company’s time leads to charge (4)