TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Hip proportions said to be cut (6)

4 Ancient port used by sailors (8) 9 Colour is flawless round pearl’s exterior (6)

10 Versatile players, all missing game (8)

11 Cheddar’s rind, palatable and easy to swallow (8)

13 Stones lacking heart give heartless lyrics (6)

15 Bubbly Perrier? Bliss with European bubbly (13)

18 Gave in with a mutter turning stroppy (13)

22 Refusal to face evil head of Government snooping (6)

24 One barely running on pitch? (8)

26 Sign record or mag unexpectedly (8)

27 Duty to check lavatory’s unoccupied (6)

28 Straying US president against Republican bluster (8) 29 One detests consuming energy for fire (6)

Down

1 Effect of Independent politician over Bill (6) 2 Thoughtful purchasing sweetheart’s clothing (9)

3 Join admitting one’s mercenary? (7)

5 Previously good and eager (4) 6 They make bread taking money, essentially (7)

7 Blokes absorbed by plug change (5)

8 ‘Bad’ is as ‘terrible’ to describe tragedy (8)

12 Record from holding stick, running (6)

14 Purist, extremely discriminating and not tolerant initially (6)

16 Unusually fat baker’s producing croissants? (9)

17 Tree top lifted after log man chopped up (8)

19 One in charge seeing America in trough (7)

20 Repeat line ignored by educated person (7) 21 Tormentor, a Tory, restrains Speaker (6)

23 Follow on, say, caught by appeal (5)

25 Daybreak and desperate man embraces wife (4)