CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Work to be caught up with spelling ‘gol’? (7) 5. Wholesale slaughter roughly causing anger (7)

9. At the side of the street broken set, perhaps (9) 10. Conscious of a conflict to the East (5)

11. A single person will make thread and rest for a change (8) 12. Exact use of no end of artifice in the Street (6) 14. Ecological conscience showing a degree of rookiedom? (9) 16. Trouble-making or gag, it might be (5)

17. Football in Oz has its regulations (5)

19. Be sure rim is adjusted to put back in pocket (9) 21. Source of oil for the United Nations isn’t fit (6)

22. Sort of rose that’s the norm? (8)

26. The Hunter gets the gold, and no one comes back (5) 27. The state of ‘if’? (9)

28. Edmund wrote for North-east press, did he? (7)

29. Used pressure with the East to move Dexter around (7)

DOWN

1. Cooks kebabs, a third short, like this (5)

2. Mind about bin being used as a weapon (7)

3. Is unsuccessful, so turns up when Leslie is around (5) 4. Unwanted third person from the bush? (10) 5. Craftmen, not craftsmen necessarily (4) 6. Sarcastically criticise essayist for the weekend joint? (5,4) 7. Astonishing to find A-Z gamin tore up (7)

8. Those picked went on horseback with a conductor (9) 13. Asses! Can’t I cast around for help? (10)

14. Talkative soul, arguer mistakenly left East out (9)

15. Little birds caught using slings and net (9)

18. One fellow got upset by the sordid social circumstances (3,4) 20. He sees things for what they are and tries LA out (7) 23. Sound one kept in front of aircraft (5)

24. To have had a meal was end I’d provided for (5) 25. Vehicles, tail-first, leave their mark (4)