LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1036:

ACROSS: 1 Dutchman 5 Berber 9 Drumbeat 10 Frills 12 Choirs 13 Pastrami 15 Gibraltarian 19 New Englander 22 Iberians 24 Fijian 26 Papuan 27 Kalahari 28 Dearie 29 Welshmen

DOWN: 1 Deduct 2 Teuton 3 Hibernian 4 Arab 6 Egret 7 Balearic 8 Russians 11 Garland 14 Prolong 16 Americans 17 Unzipped 18 Sweet pea 20 Disarm 21 Indian 23 Iraqi 25 Dane