CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Limp as young cow returning to the detectives (7) 5. Lean towards being incorporated with a row (7) 9. A crank from the centre in charge of a hundred (9) 10. Peace prize? No: no end of a ringer for it! (5) 11. 22, say: stuff and nonsense! (5) 12. Holding a lot, the cap, on account of notes of debt (9) 13. Electric lamp showing how GB hit bull (5-4) 16. Book of cartographers’ work for the mountains (5) 17. Founded on, as when in a part of the garden (5) 18. No one excluded by very ode that composes it (9) 20. Prevails over men: do it as it might be (9) 23. Agreement to let the French have a separate quarter (5) 25. Go on-stage to write it up (5) 26. Timber at the seaside would, one says (9) 27. Write a begging-letter using CV, see, re-jigged (7) 28. Was lofty over Dot: we’re changing, though (7)

DOWN

1. Peevish, so left – fur flying (7) 2. Flashed across and raced around (5) 3. Agreed to study and get posted by the editor (9) 4. The Greek order one in, having given up the line (5) 5. Can’t do it wearing beret: it’s Elba coming up (9) 6. He sees no good in fancy nicknames (5) 7. A tangle I create with girl and boom (9) 8. Joins up, having lent Sis some change (7) 14. Big tank Mater goes around with (9) 15. A neat blue melange that’s inedible (9) 16. Whatever aged, who turns without some special care? (3,3,3) 17. Works out money matters American friend obtains (7) 19. Gave in, that is, in deadly loss of a form (7) 21. She works onwards when separated (5) 22. Dulcet, and very small, in the street (5) 24. Love affair in the morning belongs to you and me (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 7. Clerical error 8. Double entry 12. Refers 14. Summer 16. Itches 18. Angers 19. Free and easy 23. Everlastingly

Down: 1. Clad 2. Prau 3. Scolds 4. Alters 5. Fret 6. Tory 9. Officer 10. Rompers 11. Arms 12. Ruin 13. Rye 15. Urn 17. Seaman 18. Audits 19. Five 20. Eire 21. Anna 22. Yolk