CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Heard authentic country dance (4) 3 Sonny’s ex and I sing about hot loving (10) 9 Some bands’ requiems about returning soldier (9) 11 Backed up part of a cassette, repeating tracks (5) 12 Weirdly nasal actor’s an award-winning guitarist (6,7) 14 Piece starts on the indicated downbeat, but is tricky (6) 16 Murray covers some members of an underground group (8) 19 Plays guitar after Bond doctor’s remedies (8) 20 Binge with German rock singer (6) 22 Strange tale of a singer and Latin pop star (6,7) 26 Shrink from Dead, maintaining resistance (5) 27 Voice on an improvised number? (9)

28 Sort of wine for Chuck in his later years? (10) 29 Play small drum set (4) DOWN

1 Moving “Unforgettable” singer back in rank (10) 2 Glare disturbed composer (5)

4 Frank Sinatra’s debut in On the Loose (6) 5 Echoing kid, one in Rent (8) 6 South America importing Hirt’s dance music (5) 7 Pinpointing two notes in one song (9) 8 Cut good wood for some electric guitars (4) 10 More emotional end in Othello, for one (7) 13 Playing transient

G sharp (10)

15 Diana’s silver woodwind was out of harmony (9) 17 New scale: it is flexible (7) 18 “I Can Be Me” changes atmosphere (8) 21 Reverend Sparks brought back the singer of “Annie’s Song” (6) 23 Harmony among recorders (5) 24 Film fiddler’s foremost riff (5) 25 Sound of pop star is not working (4)