Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Concealing Member putting a question (7)

5. An anchorite is cruel about self half-lost (7)

9. Can turn turtle, although far from willing (9)

10. Tree, plan of which is given to the French (5)

11. He throws weapon and earns map in exchange (8)

12. Mother might get right away from partner (6)

14. Dealer in dyes and gums from Derry, last to be shifted (9) 16. One eating main meal needs double the nitrogen (5) 17. Pudding course is very small a stone, about (5)

19. By trial and error it made Alice prim (9)

21. False Aunt loses head and will regret it (6)

22. Quivers as one triples the thousand that’s held (8)

26. Is under an obligation, but is tied up (5)

27. Pre-Renaissanc­e painter could prime it around four (9) 28. China ends Red revolution (7)

29. As one would expect, a turn mishandled by a novice driver (7)

DOWN

1. Some may be about right for manners and customs (5) 2. Livery’s put out with a light tone (7)

3. Get to be responsibl­e for a runic translatio­n (5)

4. Warranted anger at due form it took (10)

5. How one is told to pen a liturgy (4)

6. Officer, RN come and see him make it (9)

7. Countless men put out around the East (7)

8. Such is the register of voters to call ere change is made (9) 13. The relationsh­ip of poor to princely half adjusted (10) 14. Unsettled by the dust, bride had to move (9)

15. Amazed by ad – not used to seeing it thus presented (9) 18. Express great interest in hunt, see? (7)

20. A miner gets a sheep-dog right at the end (7)

23. Is entered in vehicle test when not completely dry (5) 24. How to get puffed-up is just dandy (5)

25. Being made like a web with back-up between poles (4)

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