GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Space station with a name (7)
5 Getting a partner rowing? (7)
9 Guardian nursing river country (5)
10 Case of drink (oil of rum) (9) 11 Pleasurable indulgence — sexed up element of Jane Austen work? (10)
12 See 2 14 Linear DIY assistance that might be quickly withdrawn (4,7)
18 Published song by editor on the smaller side (11)
21 Sides removed from metal framework channel (4)
22 Aged female impersonator reverses tide to pat tomcat (3,3,4)
25 Hero cited fanciful foursyllable foot (9)
26 “Drugs kill” bar (5)
27 One who concludes holding company is device to make text unreadable? (7)
28 Model imitation houses set boundaries (7)
DOWN
1 Sweet timid sort welcomes sex (6)
2,12 Discovering it sends homeowner up the wall (6,4)
3 Colourful climber throws tantrums crossing icy Ural peaks (10)
4 Acting penfriend has no measure of dismay (5)
5 Casual piece — watch? (4-5)
6 Provided the central of this sentence (4) 7 United’s a member of football division (2,6)
8 First two of irritating Pogues’ wayward followers (8)
13 Walked like a confined prisoner in stockinged feet, which prevents self-harm (6,4)
15 Penguin’s blueish ruffles breaking up pair? (9)
16 Dish of pork topping and gold hog’s back (8)
17 Fit a line to break the involuntary response (8)
19 Times cutting report base (6)
20 Remembered exactly Dicky having stroke (3,3)
23 Book scan reveals money (5)
24 Worthy attempt to use too much (4)