CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. People left child generous little gift (6,4) 6. Vestment returned by bishop let out (4) 10. Pardon felon, finally turning to stand (7) 11. Voluntarily exposed no end of bosom (7) 12. Inspector polishes up English speech (9) 13. Sweet tin disappointingly empty (5) 14. Small amount of money that’s found in the sea (5) 15. Criminal cut and ran, say, for refuge (9) 17. Virgin for one seized by less intelligent dealer (9) 20. As a precaution, not taking all native people (5) 21. Bugle call outside a sort of bar (5) 23. Around noon, a son late rising again (9) 25. Penalty is roughly presented in numbers (7) 26. Principal begging head to leave (7) 27. Hawk that is blown by the wind (4) 28. It’s worse if anything, they say, to be wiser (4,6)

DOWN

1. Amazed wife married without love (5) 2. Imaginary people in book: loads used in new edition (4,5) 3. Light morning activity creating favourable impression (6-8) 4. Heard legends about one god or another (7) 5. May child perhaps cross? Near disastrous (7) 7. Compare what one kilogram bags brought over (5) 8. Extras including current bit of breakfast and child’s cot (5-4) 9. See what I can do; room for more later (5,4,5) 14. Two features of old record are misleading (9) 16. Fancy his metal changed (lead only)? (9) 18. Keep remarking about pair coming out in mist (5-2) 19. Starts to become exhausted and lose time (4,3) 22. Guide one through area of ground (5) 24. Energetic person say caught by slowing up (5)