Cryptic crossword
ACROSS 9 Divert attention from the young dog decapitated before the coach (7)
10 The repaired old lane is completely finished (3,4)
11 A race he mismanaged, it’s a pain (7) 12 The dexterity is minor we hear (7) 13 The slobs are behind the cove of a Cuban site (3,2,4)
15 Escort the short hero behind you and me (5)
16 Questioned how its cooked (7) 19 Dead set about being tranquilised (7) 20 Tip off a little gun (5)
21 Change your mind and pay a visit (4,5)
25 Fired up by the dreadful editing (7) 26 They clean up newspapers (7) 28 Learn to adjust afterwards (5,2)
29 A ban Leo organised on a shellfish (7) DOWN 1 Fertiliser that’s second class, but fabulous (6)
2 Extremely obvious, the quarry is a hawk (6)
3 The Town Clerk initially held the aluminium powder (4)
4 Old way of saying the guys get one who’s an Omani neighbour (6)
5 The British capital helps musicians (8) 6 The unhappy group of crows cause a great commotion (4,6)
7 Remote chance the trousers are trendy (8)
8 Harassed when they looked around the street (8)
14 The floozie behind the wrong pole doesn’t have a good beginning (5,5) 16 President’s comic cat? (8) 17 At home with it being included in the penalty, making it immeasurable (8)
18 Fair about the advertisement that’s immoral (8)
22 Mean when blokes hold the help up (6)
23 Complete agreement when the son entered the labour group (6)
24 Father admits she moved quickly (6)
27 Pakistan’s neighbour turned up in the preliminaries (4)
WIN
A $50 gift card goes to the first correct entry opened for Barbara Brown’s Weekend
Prize Crossword. Send it in an envelope with your name and address to Your Weekend Prize Crossword, Stuff, PO Box 6341, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 or email answers to cryptic@stuff.co.nz. The competition closes at noon on Friday.
The winner for crossword 528 on September 29 is Jane Yee from Avonhead.