SUNDAY CROSSWORD

1. Gaveaprescribedquantityofmedicine (5) 2. Weepalittlebit?(4,1,4) 3. Droppedahint(10) 4. Ebb,lessenordiedown(7) 5. Theyarejusttheoppositeofbuyers(7) 6. ___ofmarch:fatefuldaysforjuliuscaesar ? (4) 7. Ablaze,burning(5) 8. Ensignsorparagons?(9) 13. On the __ __ : doing it correctly ? (5,5) 14. Flat; unit (9) 16. Ship's screw (9) 18. Gibraltar and Dover (7) 19. Times of the years when the heat is at its maximum ? (7) 21. Castles in chess (5) 23.Play Peeping Tom (3,2) 24.A bamboo stem (4) ACROSS 1. Roanexcavations(9) 6. Decoratedaily(5) 9. Dadgetsameasureofcurrentgrass(5) 10. Fender fit to become out of the ordinary (9) 11. Intend lies to be spread about and paid attention to (8,2) 12. Twenty policemen admit blunder (4) 14. Plant, a variety of spikenard? No way (3,4) 15. Occasions when spirits are called for (7) 17. Do some gardening, you know, in leisure time (7) 19. Not having a score, but more than twelve (7) 20.A lot of names show a certain slant (4) 22.Agitation for Ned Preston defendant in a divorce case (10) 25.Go fishing, but keep in touch (4,1,4) 26.Church member with nothing inside to eat (5) 27. Keep tabs or tags ! (3,2) 28.Who sowed greens on the sides of a road (9) DOWN 1. Firmfriendmakesvarnishresin(5) 2. Holidayflatforaperiodonshortrations (4-5) 3. Freeicesasrepresentingtruces(5-5) 4. Jimmywed.mikewed.(7) 5. Nothardtoidentifythesentimental ones? (7) 6. Itexpressesimpatienceordisgustbut doesn't sound like much? (4) 7. Bird,extremelytersely,showsdevoutness (5) 8. Turnedupinfrance(9) 13. A celebrant in a place of worship (10) 14. Watched men of fashion - they might cut you (3,6) 16. Supervisor serves tea for one (9) 18. One doesn't take in so much doing this (7) 19. Best outfit to wear whilst driving at 100 kmph (3,4) 21. Ostentatious but demure if painless ! (5) 23.Records a civil service tie-up? (5) 24.It's green and within the law, nowadays (4)