CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Miss score, absorbed by chance underground traffic (5,6)

9 Gifts a Liberal put in shelters (7)

10 Threat to trespassers repeated phrase by chief of police (7)

11 In brouhaha, vociferous confusion (5)

12 Appearing in March, stylish royal (9)

13 Curve a pitch, with a hit coming back (8)

14 Matrimonial headgear for a nag, so to speak (6)

17 Experimental subject in Quebec: the rotten child (3,3) 19 Made gloomy commercial interrupting broadcast (8) 22 Wines put inside leave a blemish on snazzy vehicle (6,3) 24 Conservative requests barrels (5)

26 1920s style associated with booze etiquette (7)

27 Article in a painting, essentially (2,5)

28 Recall how it affected one sort of crime (5-6)

DOWN

1 Set time taken by German

composer (5)

2 Ubiquitous American League

fan (3-4)

3 Big rack on awfully dangerous creature (4,5)

4 Fit about clutter brought back marshal (8)

5 I’m involved in knockout, with

no robe (6)

6 Register number of fingers on

the other hand (5)

7 Tolkien villain concealed

flower (6)

8 Riding in snowmobile, kiss

Dotty? (8) 13 Fence royal assistant for

audition (8)

15 Red leaves small volume with greeting in wireless device (9)

16 Maintaining touch, support

deficit (8)

18 Bring up ornamental pin in

speech (6)

20 Holiday quaff was prior to

voyage (7)

21 Rascal with one

seafood dish (6) 23 Intentionally lose most of the

argument (5)

25 Celebrity holding island

instrument (5)