Puzzle No 1043

Clues across

1. McKellen goes into work reflecting that, after all, it is to play (5)

4. Musical instrument consisting of a coin bent around piece of string (9)

9. The most frugal additional components for making repairs on time (7)

10. Tick son off for being available

(2,5)

11. Pet spared processing where the

cops watch cars sneakily (5,4) 12. Though dead, I somehow

helped (5)

13. Add “Magdalene” in the

abstract (7)

15. The opposite is never wrong (7) 17. A yearbook is among the things Neanderthal man achieved (7)

19. Use sago when cooked and

vaporised (7)

21. A piece of anorak rubbished in return as a garment for the Muslim’s wife (5)

23. Tall stories, lacking final points, contrived to show exotic pancakes (9)

26. He is stuck in money machine:

godlessness results (7) 27. Relish composing new tune

after church? Yes (7)

28. An amorous relationship in

Dutch cartel (9)

29. Become ground down in a case

of xeroderma (5)

Clues down

1. Pretends to be a quizmaster? (5) 2. How the crew should perform at sea working before noon (2,1,4)

3. Finished having done a sketch with extended credit (9)

4. Later on remove one end of the roof beam (5)

5. Chinese leader with little

waves is causing damage (9) 6. Opera stars include Bob

Marley, for one (5)

7. So systematic (2,5)

8. Squirming snakes end nudity

(9)

13. A management committee of preeminent achievers on the right (9)

14. Sailor may chant badly when

going about pole (9)

16. Bet us evil can be made to

entrance (9)

18. Be quiet in unexpected alarm

to become a senior officer (7) 20. Millions taken from moorland developed around Disney World (7)

22. An Australian politician (Turnbull, for example) and I make an excuse (5)

24. Leading characters in Ride ’Em Cowboy and Close Encounters get a preliminary look-see (5) 25. Filthy home to the French

shows élan (5) For explanations of previous cryptic crosswords, see David Tossman’s blog at www.noted.co.nz/distractions/quiz