LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Renounce remit involving Di and Charlie (8) 5 Clingy creature’s least stiff when son’s not about (6) 10 A speech daughter held in high regard (9) 11 Muscle envy? That’s disgusting! (5) 12 Regularly taking milk kept in a cask (2,3) 13 General age and decay backed up juice maker (9) 14 One in fashion shop shows self-control (10) 17 Row of attractive housing force turned over (4) 19 Foreign article about Liberals amounting to nothing (4) 20 Terribly nice stuff is not half enough (10) 22 Head of school with rule you just have to hear (9)

24 In a familiar way, Attenborough recalled English duck (5) 26 Quarrel at the crease following single? (3-2) 27 Tory that Sir Stanley often used to run down? (5,4) 28 Cents husband needs to play Pong (6)

29 Silly colt, 9, and somewhat strange (8)

Down

1 He’s a polymath, like Karloff or a monster of his (1,3,2,4,5)

2 A moral claim doctor laid on old relations (5) 3 Might they be extremely eager and bubbly? (8) 4 Object if leader of government supports poor (5) 6 One might be seen by hip queen in a way (6)

7 Cut up rubbish suit? (9) 8 Great support for one pulling a lorry by rope? (5,2,8) 9 Perhaps switch positions from time to time (2,3,3) 15 Affair that’s split up old Moneypenny and Bond? (9) 16 Blast unfinished lines in presidential tweets, say (8) 18 Reshuffle required, a decent Conservative stressed (8) 21 Imagine! Clegg outspoken and having a striking view (6) 23 City set on the up associated with silk business? (5) 25 Those opening all lines in black’s Indian defence (5)