CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Member of the upper class (5-6) 9 Came back with a diet designed for the undernourished (9) 10 Isle everyone goes round to (5) 11 Fool it’s silly to help (6) 12 One who would lose status as union member (8) 13 Capacity to get on after bitterness? (6) 15 Freshly appointed person that will make a clean sweep? (3,5) 18 Mystery involved number entering regular correspondence (8) 19 A French diet blended together (6) 21 Attractive worker takes part (8) 23 They are employed in the theatre or in religious work (6) 26 Call for peace and quiet (5) 27 Leave out priest adaptable team should welcome in (9) 28 Eaten cold it could provide enjoyment (11)

DOWN

1 The female fringe in American business (7) 2 They show you the bones of an unknown number of fish (1-4) 3 One part of a frozen waterfall? (9) 4 Darn possibly visible in coat hem (4) 5 Press, for example, set up referees (8) 6 Arrive at straight stretch of river (5) 7 Rising impudence over dour traveller (7) 8 Firm needs a line going to Shanghai, say, in China (8) 14 French newspaper accepts article that’s refreshing (8) 16 Graduate entertains a slimmer’s objective – eating off this? (4,5) 17 Oliver sees worm wriggling in retreat (8) 18 Trains groups of like-minded philosophers (7) 20 See Cinders in transformation (7) 22 Ribbon of quiet deep colour (5) 24 Took a picture showing animal in the zoo (5) 25 The last character to join in Conservative element (4)