CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Party given by general in the field (6) 4 Hunter taking part rode excitedly (8) 10 Hesitant female becoming different (9) 11 A king in haunt of vice going about undisguised (5) 12 Race around river after short time training (7) 13 Bizarre row initiated by holy person (7) 14 Road blocked by black car that’s rolled over (5) 15 Quite inferior old car is seen in Switzerland (8) 18 Boring group of people that may be seen at Ascot (4,4) 20 Dance round on one leg, say (5) 23 International organisation’s restricted, exhausted? No (7) 25 Dad collects the thing beside street – quick pause in journey (3,4) 26 Smell nothing? Grim (5) 27 Perhaps a Maine inhabitant always keeping behind (9) 28 Worries with the woman getting stuck in floods (8) 29 Saw the fellow left between the sheets? (6)

DOWN

1 Like a particular article for sure (8) 2 Disease brings false alarm to borders of India (7) 3 6 may want this cooler (3,6) 5 Regrets depot is needing to reform mail service (10,4) 6 One who eats his meal halfheartedly? (5) 7 Proceeds from army college (7) 8 Showing more embarrassment, looking up and down (6) 9 Detect man in NHS wanting reform, being fed up (14) 16 They open parcel finally – awkward wrapping? (9) 17 Worried about nothing, politician gets weighed up (8) 19 Lithe, upwardlymobile model featured in story (7) 21 Performance, dull one, needs to be cut by 40% (7) 22 Discourage delay (3,3) 24 One may ward off the effects of a strike (5)