THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It may be purchased at art shops .... or their branches (4-3)

5 Her pads were misplaced

in a local province ! (7) 9 Rialto men injured this

rival for Daniel (4-5)

10 H, O and N, in short (5) 11 Comic brother backing

talk show star (5)

12 A member of the House of Commons and the Queen, and a state leader, and... And... (9) 13 Not initially ecstatic

about plans (7) 15 Crooked cop? Cite

abnormal pregnancy (7) 17 Contemptible person, to

hire out present (4,3) 19 Fluid, sometimes invisible, we will find in this reservoir (7)

21 Prune plums for reserves,

once more (9)

23 . . . said, when going off, to expire in the early part of August (5)

25 Move smoothly to

female-cock-keeper (5) 26 How might the engine be

strangled? (9)

27 Keen say, to become

statesmen (7)

28 Bad hands (7)

DOWN

1 Stroll in the fresh air during strike (7)

2 Smell from river, by the

mouth (5)

3 Start blazing away (5,4) 4 They may have nights

out on the tiles (3-4) 5 Eat your hat if this is the

one! (4-3)

6 A guru arranged to be a

soothsayer (5)

7 Mushy peas, say, - that's

simple (4,2,3)

8 Possesses id and ego (originally conceived by a Jewish mystic) (7) 14 Gemstone Scotsman found under dogwood tree (9)

16 Accept later that you a chip off the old block (4,5)

17 Terse, uppish agreement to give respectful greeting (7)

18 Gets tea out. That could

be a bloomer (7)

19 Makes certain there's someone else to pay for your troubles ! (7)

20 Sick, so lured here? (7) 22 A source may be of a parson's income from a single benefice (5) 24 Relation that's legal ?

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