Kropotkin 1034

Across

1. Pen “Head of Florists brings down orchids” (4-7)

9. Hearing Moby Dick will make you cry (4)

10. A weekly report’s beginning, in sections, to describe some workers (4-6)

11. Bears witness to street being in dilapidated state (7)

12. Some legumes are in stacks: No use going in? On the contrary (7) 14. Eddie the singer ringing Muldoon the explorer (9)

16. Upper class featured in Presto

(F.W. Murnau film) (5)

19. (See 22)

20. Sea lion from an ocean arm put in each lake (5,4) 22/19. Ticker-tape all over the place in New York – must be a lynching! (7,5)

24. Incurred something unwelcome around end of hair getting trimmed (7)

27. One of the swifts (bird) warbled, as did this one (4,6)

28. A small group of performers expected to be here on time (4) 29. Old beads found in serpent’s nest: strangely there’s nothing in it! (11)

Down

2. In general, habitual seducer is on Ecstasy (5)

3. Set point resolved: one like Serena favouring Venus (8)

4. Wait out of view – it’s a stratagem for success (4)

5. “This doctor makes enquiry re entertainment options” – not hard at all! (6)

6. Fruit from Burma, exotic, light brown, small (9)

7. Ancient reptile exhibited by mad character, even in Tirau (8)

8. Wild bear in The Bank Of Scotland! (4)

13. Write a line in a type of code (5) 15. Finding substitute for currency (Euro) in bed signified ... (9)

17. … one in a suit with soldiers (Diggers) (8)

18. Attack – rip in two – eliminate women! (4,4)

21. “The People’s Princess” – description of her is to expand? (6) 23. Garden found here in one of the ‘mountains’ (sic) (4)

25. Sky pilot raped? That’s terrible! (5)

26. Indians – part of a piece conducted by Arturo Toscanini (4)