CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,284

ACROSS

1 Lizard-like amphibians alarm Dane sadly in middle of lesson (11) 9 Implement for all to see almost capable of being stretched (7) 10 I tried to swim around stern

of ship – a danger at sea? (7) 11 Signal line of people

in audience (3) 12 Music and dancing event I’d located in Chile somehow (7) 13 Male supported by motorcyclist shunning British nickname (7) 14 Trouble among sailors (3) 15 Make a hole in ground or use greater expertise initially (5) 17 Sea eagles appearing

in higher nests (5) 18 Military officer shortly in

charge is a severe pain (5) 20 Label taken by American

for European river (5) 22 Put back bakery item?

That’s the main thing (3) 24 Characteristic of a

green figure? (7) 25 Old boy in the East End lifts

woodwind players (7) 26 Something on which to

write in person’s home (3) 27 Road blocking staggered event? That’s lack of wisdom (7) 28 Inspector with a measure

of weight as illustration (7) 29 Younger relative when

pranged is agitated (11)

DOWN

1 Angelica slipped mobilising one-sided argument (7,8) 2 U.S. city police operation

of a durable nature (7) 3 Greek character left companion stuff to improve the soil (5) 4 Figure welcoming engineers before gym’s opening in German city (9) 5 Former secretary given three points in wide area (7) 6 Criticism by wiser canon possibly gets to make one angry (5,2,4,4) 7 Rise of odd agents in

Spanish region (6) 8 Bride’s spilt and scattered bits of rubbish (6) 16 Analyse top use about quiet journalist that’s fully informed (2,2,5) 18 A month almost in cold society for some residents of Louisiana? (6) 19 Complaint making one pass time around hospital (7) 21 Put up with

breadbasket? (7) 23 Things for sweeping? Some mistakenly put in sides of boxes (6) 25 Birder Bill has to stop supporting old director (5)