THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A friend at the gathering appears timorous (5-7) 10 Longing to redevelop this art (7) 11 Book covering part of N. Africa... (7) 12 Protective clothing for one leaving the car, so to speak (5) 13 As a tough beginning, incarcerating law-breakers (8) 15 Border (Qld and NSW) is a cute front-of-wicket bat (5,5) 16 As a party there was nothing to it, old chap (4) 18 Audible fault in circuitry (4) 20 Very fast runner on a hot tin roof (7,3) 22 Became frightened when father engaged in petty thievery (8) 24 Act like a lunatic, begin to lycanthropize, and come apart (5) 26 Show old stroke, the same again inside (7) 27 Biscuit? Take about 100 after

finishing gingko tea (7) 28 It's useful for making a come back (6,6)

DOWN

2 What one sees after a forest fire ? (3-4) 3 Old duchy occupied by two large boys (8) 4 Humble dwellings being reconstructed thus (4) 5 Generally conceded that glove was involved in deadly exploit (10) 6 A mighty role for any Austrian actor to be cast in (5) 7 An autocrat will in office ? (7) 8 Persistent complainant seizes on particular fault in footwear (6,7) 9 Bank employee confronted by vast sum of money sees a future (7,6) 14 Gain by one city or another (10) 17 Suffering from nerves, needs a change of routine before cure starts (8) 19 Cat - one breathing hard, hot inside (7) 21 It's eaten out of avarice (7) 23 The length of a radius, approximately (5) 25 An hour away from the tempest could be the greatest change one could make (4)