THE BS CROSSWORD #3335

Across:

1 Initially tied with us, downhill racer was in contention? (7) 5 Aircraft designed for scrap (7) 9 Receive round-about welcome (5) 10 This disturbance sounds as if it makes pussy such a jumpy one, perhaps (9)

11 Tastes outside rude, crude fish (9) 12 Animal seen in drive-in theatre ?

(5)

13 Mocked the wrong bid, for

example (5)

15 Borrowing "The New Grenadier"

from the library again ? (9) 18 Produce outline of seafront yacht

on strike (6,3)

19 His performance may set people

reeling (5)

21 It might be seen over one's shoulders in heavy traffic hurrying home (5)

23 How past events were played out (2-7)

25 Cast an imputation to impede a church from taking a collection on Sunday (9)

26 Paragraphs of news from the

times (5)

27 Italian birds, number caged (7) 28 Increase when you get into the

saddle (5,2)

Down

1 Put out a journal in a foreign

language (7)

2 Write down "In mink, not

frozen"? (9)

3 Some athletes congratulate rivals afterwards (5)

4 Pack freight in view on board (4-5) 5 Atropos was one of those spoiling the feast (5)

6 Abnormal growth on one insect that stings lizard (9)

7 Used various keys in a composition? (5)

8 Coming to a similar conclusion (7) 14 Co-ed muddled over university call for paperwork, perhaps (9) 16 How cad keeps mum in Holland (9)

17 It could be apt in time to appear irritable (9)

18 Separating, if in pain (7)

20 Arrives on horseback with a purse

I'd mislaid (5,2)

22 Table bird with top dressing (5) 23 Hero gets a point for a change while working in the farm ? (5) 24 Goodbye to a Frenchman (5)