CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cold sort of teacher, head showing ill temper (10) 6 Fashionable little bird losing its tail (4) 9 Broadcast supporting the old man not allowed out (10) 10 Wild animal turning up in the morning rolled over (4) 12 Boy eating beefburger ultimately becoming fat (4) 13 Author’s holy book I want badly (4,5) 15 Criminal taken in by parson is transformed (8) 16 Djibouti’s leading character is this (6) 18 Strikes — so politician must get stuck in (6) 20 More sensitive, suppressing expression of pain in row (8) 23 Cheat who may have a heart hidden away? (4-5) 24 Seaside town journey being reported (4) 26 Servant in front half of magnificent parades (4) 27 Eager to proceed, I had to carry on (10) 28 Amphibians — not all left stranded (4) 29 Sound excellent in cranium – due to this? (7,3)

DOWN

1 African Christian is nabbed, we hear (4) 2 Socially awkward types ask to be moved when girl comes in (7) 3 Requirement for a jet-setter to get on? (8,4) 4 Close thing in inlet, one in loch (4,4) 5 Reticent to admit sin produced by drink (6) 7 A laugh about English type of transport (7) 8 Restrictions ripped apart in retail outlet (5,5) 11 Portraits once briefly roughed out for series of drawings (5,7) 14 What could be going or gone as part of our language (10) 17 Company problem involving male, a sort of ‘key worker’? (8) 19 It’s not grand for a pianist to play (7)

21 State of Asian country area (7) 22 Wise person carrying English Bible — hoping to convert me? (6)

25 Turn taking bishop to close (4)