CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Turn it up intermittently – speed

gives notable success (7) 5 Analysed a test-market stocking

drugs (7)

9 Shock a friend welcoming

pressure (5)

10 Prime Minister needs best sort

of growth (9)

11 Newly-developed African oil

state (10)

12 Discreet attention seeker? (4) 14 Aching to incorporate seating

area, getting established (4-8) 18 Extended prison term in

exposed environment? (12) 21 European article adopted in

case of dispute (4)

22 Cooking, get poetic

about a dish (7,3)

25 Adulterous couple should confront this regularly ignored dynasty (3-6) 26 Country home needing assistance to make a comeback (5)

27 Hooligan sport enthusiast

embracing Formula One (7) 28 Argued violently after son gets

sweet (7) DOWN

1 One’s heart is in touch for a spell (6)

2 Forces smile awkwardly absorbing pressure (6) 3 Delivery vehicles exploit aids for anglers (4,6)

4 Classic poet’s house on the sea in France (5)

5 Artistic city’s redesigned around tip (9)

6 Benefit of lies oddly underpinning party (4)

7 Vet finally has joint settlement (8)

8 Plan great changes in animal enclosure (8) 13 Junior to enter grovelling

initially suffering (10) 15 Papal gag or rein,

after a fashion (9) 16 Traders possibly accepting nothing for such a vehicle (8) 17 Insist, and offer to keep deadlock (5-3)

19 Rest of page in red

is redrafted (6) 20 Announce the lady’s

mistreated lad (6) 23 Bought on the way up when

seeing such garments (5) 24 Part of problem in

ironing dress (4)