CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Brownish-yellow, wet dirt covering top banana (7) 5 Links including radical outbursts (7) 9 Sort of power loss absorbed by rocket (5) 10 Knew of LA’s freakish bit of wintry weather (9) 11 Wind direction set relay moving (8) 12 Fair fall, except for the first of September (6) 14 Certain about great big wave (5) 16 Glow surrounding metallic rock left where waves break (9) 18 Star-shaped flower in place Ed soaked (9) 19 Vocally forecast something boring? (5) 21 Aussie hopper given food, protected from the elements (6) 23 Water he’s sprayed goes around (8) 26 I can still roughly trace (9) 27 Like a wet hen, I have merit (5) 28 Shackle large group taking in first sign of rain (3,4) 29 In return, get mad about good thermometer readings (7)

DOWN

1 Fellows produce moisteners (7) 2 Openers of some attractions love the sunny seasons (5) 3 Understanding guys caught in a hail (9) 4 Revelation of cloud’s rise, strangely (10) 5 Maker of thunder in youth orchestra (4) 6 Source of reports, widespread, about lake (5) 7 Awfully loud bell sound outside of each wetland (9) 8 Cover the female packing heat (7) 13 Calm in mild, peripheral spot (10) 15 Thinking rain’s gone off (9) 17 Online journal about National election winner coming out (9) 18 Protection from rays or a slap shot (7) 20 Lists many a turkey, missing one (7) 22 A tree damaged diner (5) 24 Experience holding empty cast (5) 25 50 involved in pot scheme (4)

Last Saturday’s Puzzle Solved