CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 After exercises, longs for fruit (7)

5 Aloof before daughter proposed (7)

9 Fool China and Portugal (5)

10 Bump into worktop after being oddly absent (9)

11 One resisted keeping biblical books, I discovered (10)

12 Diamonds removed from ostentatious relative (4)

14 New vessel there at sea, still (12)

18 Worried in case icing preserves female’s weight (12)

21 It smooths over part of minor incident, on reflection (4)

22 Doctor sits and chats – it doesn’t include hospital data (10)

25 Left a group working with editor (9)

26 Current price? Mad (5)

27 Radical former lover married inside plane, perhaps (7)

28 Greatest hunger is in Paris (7)

DOWN

1 Piece of cake – it’s eaten outside (6)

2 Tickled in the morning and taken advantage of (6)

3 New shoes? Pity to support husband’s belief (10)

4 Novel left on fine mantelpiece (5)

5 Outside clubs, the roars upset group of musicians (9)

6 Disgusting chicken, by the sound of it? (4)

7 Concerned with change, Edward responded (8)

8 Gloom beginning to descend on boat by cape (8) 13 Players striking? (10)

15 Being sixteen, excited by church (9)

16 Somewhat dishonest, I’m a terrible judge (8)

17 I admit keeping negative is dumb (8)

19 Illegally copy page 26 (6)

20 Body of followers beginning to leave after snake’s appearance (6)

23 It describes movement, in the main (5)

24 Border feuds grew on a regular basis (4)