CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8. Dramatic outline of race is no different (8)

9. An alternative to trade one may be put through (6)

10. Suit man’s conservative background necessary to diagnosis (4,7)

11. Christopher wrote collectively for the young (3)

13. Northanger, baby development of Emma initially? (5)

15. Papers, etc in time of change, they brook no delay (9)

17. ‘N’ where keeping in after school’s concerned with confining the young (9,6)

19. Suspended with song at end of season, as was Liszt (9)

21. The Trollopian slant on the bishop’s chaplain (5)

23. Billiards table mark 26 (3)

24. A remark found in the military post (11)

27. Being fired, it takes courage to face up to its bite (6)

28. Forcibly removed or put doe out (8)

DOWN 1.

Scratch and scrape at making one’s words count for something (8)

2. As soon as it’s done, it doesn’t happen again (4)

3. Embroidery of feminine support is the same in short (5)

4. At the same time study musicians’ rate and earn sou thereby? (15)

5. A groatsworth to pour out when held by receiver (9)

6. How curious it is to be like one (3)

7. Repeat it by rote, even nonsense (6)

12. Token gains made by the pound (6)

14. The work one puts into an italic ‘E’ (6)

16. It’s a virtue to consider it as belonging (9)

18. Traveller who practised piracy had to be rebuked (8)

20. Handy American fuel distribution (6)

22. The public is finished with government finally (5)

25. Short blast either way, one can take it (4)

26. 23 work at trade so profoundly (3)