CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

// ACROSS

1 The embroidery could be a burden and a pain (5-6) 7 Atticus concealed the jerk (3)

9 Divulge the minor court infringement, of necessity initially (3,2)

10 Without special care, I leave oil after a New York sailing vessel (3,3,3)

11 He is not bound but right into a charge for the spy (4,5)

12 It’s a game of chance, but love following Mr Crosby (5)

13 Forays of a religious organisation? (7)

15 The fool starts to dip into the last of the diesel oil (4)

18 A kind of party animal (4)

20 Wary losing the right border by the edge of the road (7)

23 Some of the Otago ratepayers could hold forth (5)

24 Vessel that cooks the joint (9)

26 Bright fish for one worker (9)

27 Beginning of the attack (5)

28 Yank boat (3)

29 The dames held a piece of paper for the newspapers (11)

// DOWN

1 Start to consider the aged groper is an unemotional person (4,4)

2 Only Seth arranged it covertly (2,3,3)

3 St Nicholas gets a New Testament in South Africa (5)

4 Journeys with troubled varlets (7)

5 Met secretly with Saint Edward after the touch down (7)

6 The yokel could initially help with the sick goat (4-5)

7 Two disheartened with four inches at one’s disposal (2,4) 8 Herder could intimidate a child (6)

14 In trouble in the wood perhaps (2,3,4)

16 Spot the ocean reportedly and act the tourist (8)

17 Peters is disturbed at the breaks (8)

19 Secret police change the postage (7)

20 Took by force but relaxed in speech (7)

21 It’s war for the doctor in a jacket (6)

22 Calling the soldier in pain (6)

25 Hang around the lower church (5)