TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Airport area that’s packed – I’m clear to move ahead (7,7) 9 Film about a leader in trouble getting abuse (8) 10 Correct pieces penned by journalist (5) 12 Promise kept by goatherd (4) 13 Savvy old comedian following Whitehall, say (10) 15 One styling short hint for summer event (8) 16 Batting and ready to grab century – such is cricket (6) 18 Specialist and former favourite? About right (6) 20 In review, officials note cunning footballer’s move (8) 23 A feature of astrology intended for discussion in task (10) 24 Hero sanctified partly in statue (4) 26 Animal left in hands of Eastern monk (5) 27 Secured hat being in a storm (2,3,3) 28 Reserve found in testimonials for dictionaries etc (9,5)

Down

2 Good means for carrying people in showy material (7) 3 A group with end coming up for singer (4) 4 Unusually busy outlet blocking production of fuel (8) 5 High regard European encounters after rise (6) 6 Officer represented in centre of Bolton? (10) 7 Romantic pair is beginning to examine list (7) 8 Dame ruins TV set in hazardous practice? (11) 11 Repeat culpability for error in court (6,5) 14 Backward trader, ogre needing replacement (10) 17 Mad fellow, Frenchman, with nervous habit (8) 19 Pops to meet wise guy in alley (7) 21 Extreme resistance in the past creating mess (7) 22 Person on strike’s happy when one won’t lift a finger (6) 25 Kind of plant seen in the woman’s book (4)