THE BS CROSSWORD # 2964

ACROSS: 1 PoorGail, interriblestate behindBill, followsvery closely(4-5) 6 Fellow accustomed to being in a

union(5)

9 It' s not ripe perhaps, but you

havetoeatit(7) 10 Diary unusual ly produced in

manuscript in large numbers (7) 11 No mad shows up whom?(5) 12 CarolhugsErica, incase(9) 13 Groupoflike-mindedsporting

folk tests nine doctors (6,3) 15 Stuffiness apparent before middle of due tin composition(5)

16 Landinlake, perhaps, is

leased(5)

18 Distraught, alertcoedfounda

newplace(9) 20 Expressed the garrison' s

disapproval?(9) 23 Mis quote for head wear (5) 25 Spirited instruction guiding the

players(7) 26 Modern science to purchase

Jewel recording(7) 27 Georgia taken in by Desmond,

anartist(5) 28 Woods to say roughly ," Supports

formast"(9)

DOWN:

1 Overdidthegrog, thisbeingaUS rail station' s turn (5) 2 Guy who can last in Roman orgy (4,3)

3 Secretly entering Turkey's capital to acquire a tinge of

verdancy (5,4) 4 Grasping secret societies in

China?(5) 5 Finally confess I' m crazy for a

Swisscow(9)

6 Leading, tostartwith(5) 7 Sign ora rarely up with the lark (7) 8 What the drink you should have refused to accept did with you?(9) 13 It may come off the back of a

lorry(9) 14 Delete a decision to stop work,

by not working(6,3) 15 Con front us about backing it,

love? Trying to be funny?( 9) 17 Hanging about with the right

relation in drag (7) 19 Endless cover offered during

dinnerdrink(7) 21 As drinks have been setup

inside you' ll see foreigners (5) 22 Cancel drinking facilities to keep

peopleout(5) 24 Squandered asset which belong

totheOrient(5)