DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Pure terror, no mistake, during hunt (6)

5 Bound to protect soldiers in ranks (6)

10 Branch office’s first dance (5) 11 Contact business that puts a limit on pitch (9)

12 Well-mannered chap left beyond the outskirts of Eastbourne (7)

13 Emerging name with a fragrance (7)

14 Composure required if dragon’s to be disturbed (4-5)

17 Races in to purchase something to relieve hunger (5)

18 Row about end of breeding animal in zoo (5)

19 Bug advanced carrying one likely to cause disease (9)

21 Drunken rake should welcome a fine form of entertainment (7)

23 Agitated air following rejection of cheese and wine (7)

25 Crooked advertiser – I held out and negotiated (9)

26 Gas area on the west of Oregon (5)

27 Single line found in smooth traffic-free area of street (6)

28 Two ways to be humble (6)

Down

2 Person creating buzz over article (5)

3 Chatted in favour of being romantically attached? (6,3)

4 Applaud European vote on quota raised (5)

5 Sour end to cooked filet mignon (9)

6 Spirit stifled by cabinet hostility (5)

7 Heroic hospital department about to become focus of disturbance (9)

8 Co-ordinates of signal readjusted (6)

9 Watch, getting shilling admission (6)

15 Africans shifting earnings across Italy (9)

16 Downtrodden and in a hurry to underpin work (9)

17 Cover eyes, having difficulty accommodating student congregation (9)

18 Develop a liking for scene with couple on the radio (4,2) 20 After time, quietens kids (6) 22 Area report’s written up to include performance on stage (5)

23 Spoilt young woman married the first man (5)

24 Images of prisoner held by discontented interrogators (5)