CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,281

ACROSS

1 Industrialist has worn face sadly accommodating Conservative (7,5) 8 Fury about a politician

in an agitated state (7) 9 Go miles when disorientated in French city (7) 11 Naval idiot at sea getting official approval (10) 12 By the sound of it, further part of a Yorkshire landscape? (4) 14 Standard foreign currency accepted by old railway (8) 16 Journalist in bits renovated limited accommodation? (6) 17 Musical aptitude embodied by fine Argentinian (3) 19 Former star upset

minor actors (6) 21 Couple, it’s said, taken

with principal apple (8) 24 Cupid has sore back? (4) 25 Victims having informal

connections (10) 27 Cool food produces

media attention (7) 28 Role I recreated about American that’s more terrible (7) 29 Bread when leaving

work? (9,3)

DOWN

1 Clumsily handled doctor

left in awful feud (7) 2 A white wine excited

hardy canon (10) 3 Introduction in public

certain first off (8) 4 Yankee of a seasoned sort without leader is not brave? (6) 5 Organ shown by Western

book carrying award (4) 6 English and Scottish singer Ricky has charm? (7) 7 Demonstrate ability having overseen flop floundering (5,7) 10 Crisis with unrest

troubled inspectors (12) 13 Source of replenishment

for saloons, perhaps (6,4) 15 Chatter in yard with old

man turning up (3) 18 Note liberal in charge around local in Ireland, maybe (8) 20 Heavily defeat outsiders in tour with little weight (7) 22 Eagerness shown by Victor in support in this year principally (7) 23 Following area on outskirts of vintage U.S. city has shantytown (6) 26 Singer Nick in underground chamber (4)