TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1. Favourable weather forecast but fear it’s incorrect (3,4) 5. Female, off-colour with drink, buys petrol (5,2) 9. Song words used in Joely

Richardson’s composition? (5) 10. Special care teams in production

of a Devon speciality (5,4) 11. Organs where sensation and circulation may be closely linked (10) 12. He won’t come out from his

cabin (4) 14. Over the hill? (4,4,4) 18. A linesman who has won national recognition (4,8) 21. What we have is time, we hear (4) 22. Run to get singer an

instrument (6,4) 25. Contract debts without

interest (9) 26. Complex network holds

one source of oil (5) 27. Blissful state of cats? Yes, if

groomed (7) 28. Important stranger in street (7)

Down

1. It’s rigidly applied for medical reasons (6) 2. Brought down like a wrestler – move worth a point? (6) 3. Not bad welcome? (10) 4. Short summary concerning

capital investment (5) 5. Such farm products are supplied

without batteries (4-5) 6. Member of Muslim Brotherhood

(4) 7. Draws south on boats (8) 8. What its user may have to

do if there’s a puncture (8) 13. Hailstorm breaks out around East

– it’s to do with temperature (10) 15. Redundancy among grammarians? (9) 16. It may attract, or just the contrary (8) 17. Withdraws both note and

pamphlets (8) 19. Getting a hundred into line

is easy (6) 20. Lock up, after a protest (6) 23. A follower employs public

transport (5) 24. Two articles to take in

about district (4)