LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 12 awkwardly holding cut beast (8) 5 Fixed cause of poor reception (6) 10 Cutting ditch with worker (9) 11 Father Brown finally married a temptress (5)

12 It’s said school for the rich scoffed (5) 13 Engine put outside a drinking den (3,6) 14 Athlete on mountain eating a vegetable (6,4) 17 Talk idly about rare clothes (4)

19 Dog swallows large piece of tobacco (4) 20 Bug makes 1000 notepads run poorly (4-6) 22 If returning oarsman holds record it shows strength (4-5) 24 Little container found in street (5) 26 Henry meeting his rejected wife, which might have made him look red (5) 27 A campanologist might seem familiar (4,1,4) 28 Tenor requested to be given something to do (6) 29 Having no idea what I want to do after retirement (8)

Down

1 How a race might have started, with all speed (2,3,4,2,1,3) 2 Care for something special (5)

3 Pub owner, perhaps, seen distressed by horrible insects (8) 4 Head of Property managed end of housing crash (5) 6 Navigator takes volunteers to southern isle (6) 7 Ruin a garment, beginning to tear in fury? (9) 8 Edit extremely early Burt Lancaster work (10,5)

9 The usual flag (8) 15 They’re tiny and barely matter (9) 16 Diligent student’s grub (8)

18 Get painting from tall building right away! (8)

21 Old head swallows one drug to help rest (6) 23 Official carries note to do with o rgans (5) 25 Ridge discovered by veteran returning after shelling (5)