CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Reprimand bishop interrupting

leading attack (7)

9 Set off from assignation outside

school (8)

10 One female in two score, getting

brace (7)

11 Monster keeps clear, seeing this

girl (8)

12 Person, say, with area retail

outlet in Spain (6)

13 Storm club involved

with Tudors (10)

15 Crazy rough plan has leader of

rebels taken out (4)

16 New lad is keeping nothing in except something for the windsurfer (9)

21 House doctor’s taken

advantage of (4)

22 This should keep viewers in

touch (3,7)

24 Contents of hints aimed early

enough (2,4)

25 After brown bread, nothing is a

lost cause (4,4)

27 Sort of light fitting that’s seen

on end of rifle? (7)

28 Soldiers legally bound to be

trustworthy (8) 29 One on the fiddle from

prison is tense (7)

DOWN

2 Offer support with constable

oddly off (8)

3 Withdraws, having sent up first course, including last of these (8)

4 Doing nothing about father is a

crime (10)

5 Person who succeeds in

broadcasting tune (4)

6 Leisure pursuit for the most part involving no associate (6)

7 Leggings good for women in

restaurant staff? (7) 8 Shame men toyed with hidden

souvenir (7)

11 BBC look at different individual

offering a shine (9)

14 Take out of service cocktail of

iced tea attracting tax (10) 17 Part of USA that’s excited but

slow to support Democrat (4,4) 18 Main line in disarray? It’s

flowing (8)

19 Offers made by pub workers

without impediment (7) 20 Sells one stocked by roofer

given a lift (7)

23 Top Gear could be rather

passé (3-3)

26 Pass trainer’s first young

player (4)