CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. 8. 9. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. 19. 21. 24. 25. 26.

If him and her should be given to church music (6)

Not kind of vintage the French can return to (5)

Space for pins in the car perhaps (3-4) Repeatedly one is enjoined not to forget 5th November (8) A recurring number of years it can be ridden (5) Sound of approval from crowd to right man in the boat (4) Settle how to let the rope out (3)

There: it’s a cry one may hear at sea (4)

Animal contrasted with beauty in the nursery (5) Speed with which one puts it inside stick one can eat (8) Nero, guy who could have been not so advanced (7) Reasoning it to be partly psychological (5)

Like Left and Right to produce a murderous person (6)

DOWN 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 12. 13. 14. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Impoverished, could deny including the East in it (5)

The science of blazoning is hardly re-assembled (8) A Mauretanian tie-up (4)

Warder is frequently given a turn (5)

Something necessary to torch one may put in bed (4) Legato effect in music may damage one’s reputation (4) Many cited incorrectly for lying (9)

Just the place for the floating population of Ireland? (4) Like mother man later turned to (8)

Baglike structure fashioned in fancy stitching (4)

Before dinner it may be said to be Euphrosyne (5)

Next to a Norwegian, he may get planted out (5)

Is nowhere near finding such steel as the sword represents (4) Stays at the tail-end as one protects pipes from frost (4) Surrounded by albumen, it’s yellow (4) SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Firebug 5. Thirdly 9. Recumbent 10. Swiss 11. Trussing

12. Undine 14. Hot potato 16. Eagle 17. Usury 19. Expletive 21. Escape

22. Preludes 26. Opera 27. Ipso facto 28. Dynasty 29. Nerissa

1. First 2. Recount 3. Bumps 4. Green paper 5. Tote

6. Insincere 7. Driving 8. Yestereve 13. Comparison 14. Household

15. Olympians 18. Unclean 20. Indices 23. Lifer 24. Stoma 25. City

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