GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,562

ACROSS

1 Show partially deaf

actor your works (7) 5 The seabed (7) 10 Linen eventually

loose on female (4) 11 Play area just

cut up (10) 12 They happen to be

special occasions (6) 13 Tried desperately to involve special troops in emergency (8) 14 Police campaign reduced drug usage? (9) 16 Right to change

horse’s strap (5) 17 Fight a little bit (5) 19 Spectre: he may give

feeling of horror (3,6) 23 Extravagant behaviour

in Everest base? (4,4) 24 Indisposed, for example? Absolutely! (3,3) 26 Anyway, like

the blind? (10) 27 It covers shoulders

and head (4) 28 Annoyed about

being bland (7) 29 Glen rocks with

Scottish neighbour (7)

DOWN

2 Report of rupture with a Latin boyfriend? (3,4) 3 Poison from canned meat? (5) 4 Did not allow judge to be taken advantage of (7) 6 Impressive time

of year (6) 7 Low number keeping quiet in soft light (9) 8 Agree to have criminal transported (7) 9 I may not buy operating system “Kangaroo”, for one (6-7) 15 Come down to earth with more than a bump (5-4) 18 Make a striking interruption (5,2) 20 Bright red and blue round the edges (7) 21 Unserious writer is barred for children (7) 22 Terrible danger in plot (6) 25 Drink here as an anaesthetic (5)