The Southland Times

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1. A cold, a pain one can get from the drink… (4,6) 6. … it’s a different blend of wine (4) 10. Showy event is cheering, curt though it is about the right (5-4,6) 11. In short, they’re bound to learn craft (9) 12. Correct what will happen at noon (5) 13. Gets close to the listener in opposing ways (5) 15. Work out if tout could supply the complete equipment (6) 19. Aim she took with a five iron (6) 20. The Northern over-hasty production of rubbish (5) 23. It is essential its spark shows trace of life (5) 24. Vexed by 27, grind in turn (9) 26. The revolt against classicism in fictitious awakening (8,7) 27. Don’t start to get to every single one (4) 28. Stews in case losers get upset (10) DOWN 1. Up? Not-up? Anyway, it’s taken undue advantage of (3-4) 2. Manner so affected by a Viking (8) 3. Man taken in by Persian swindler (5) 4. Thin, cool linen top or perhaps dhoti (9) 5. Edgar’s painted himself right away (5) 7. Coke made in the street as counterpar­t to ball (6) 8. The guts shown by home teams (7) 9. He has double the legal entitlemen­t of Dutch (8) 14. Involuntar­ily stopping the stabling (8) 16. A user shut out by Roget’s work (9) 17. Street show gets sensual around four (8) 18. Assorted poetry I’d first given up (7) 21. The French south held out, so one crowds close together (7) 22. Such a pile of energy! (6) 24. Such tea may be served in it (5) 25. Gets right on top of a lunar exploratio­n vehicle (5)

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