GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,902
ACROSS 1 Go past building that’s quiet just for now (7) 5 Recorded in parts with little enthusiasm (7) 9 Old paintings lacking top grade frames — gold one’s a Turner (5) 10 Old house in road actors initially rented (9) 11 Court calls solely for
judges (4,6) 12 Invalid reported
danger in river (4) 14 See 17 18 Female lead at last — a new Bond producer’s change for the better? (11) 21 Fling books round
ship (4) 22 Knackered, as Cook was before last Test innings? (7-3) 25 Hounds manager that’s optimistic but not around during success (7-2) 26 Complaint Democrat ignored — language! (5) 27 Sort that out, son! Most of college cuts Unite rejected (3,2,2) 28 Thankful he’s left school (spread fake news about Head of Geography) (7)
DOWN 1 Quarrelling in street commonplace (6) 2 Choice of brew after first love gets promoted (6) 3 Partner’s life Grindr ruined (10) 4 Flipping Dua Lipa’s
eating what? (5) 5 Mammal on metro
upset me (9) 6 Almost managed to climb over fence at back (4) 7 Instruction to code-breaker on the outside (8) 8 Urgently holding court
right away (8) 13 Bad storm and hail round east with temperature remaining constant (10) 15 Was suspicious — something fishy about Test cricketer (5,1,3) 16 Wives (not Vlad’s) went on about comparatively recent settlements (3,5) 17,14 Thirties’ simpleton as comic film cliche (4,4,3,8) 19 Con government has setter going round bend (6) 20 Stopped being unadventurous for audition (6) 23 No! Ukip leader’s going to run as a Liberal? (5) 24 Colleague in work on left, not right (4)