Double Crossword
1 Uncomplimentary church service gave the minimum amount required (8,4) 9 Request for a trim was in bad taste (1,3,3) 10 Trying smokier products (7) 11 Hunger to be spun out (4) 12 Wise men at rest aroused justice of the peace (10) 14 Reconciled to put in one’s notice (8) 15 Secure both poles in shelters (6) 18 Father’s crack at shortcrust, say? (6) 20 Heavens above! To interrupt favourite is most provoking! (8) 23 A tiny girl’s terrible difficulty speaking (10) 24 Nearly without peer (4) 26 Playful drive around midwicket gains single (7) 27 Vagabond sets foot in more arid surroundings (7) 28 Suited female executive to provide energy for chest of drawers (5,7) 1 Patrons gave party silent support for leader of the Commons (7) 2 Tool for decreasing resolve (4) 3 Find fault on the surface of singular section of the spectrum (5-3) 4 Tart tracing Interior Police department’s rise (6) 5 Hit the road or lay down some of an album? (4,6) 6 Coach checked alternative depository (7) 7 Delivery of first Lord’s new entry in the chart (4,4) 8 Kill the fatted calf for it’s feet, lamentably (4) 13 Make greater grades gain form (10) 16 People like me keep level head about recent immigrants (8) 17 Relations among elder characters awaken old feelings (8) 19 Wind up company and reflect being beneath teacher (7) 21 Old ham from extortionist (7) 22 Had a hunger for West Indian outhouse (6) 23 Royal Opera’s short run (4) 25 Cracks about university quarters (4) 1 In a self-righteous or censorious manner (12) 9 Agreements (7) 10 Peaceful (7) 11 Void (4) 12 Source of income, occupation (10) 14 Claret (8) 15 Dessert of sponge cake, cream and wine (6) 18 Storage cupboard in a gymnasium (6) 20 Greek lamb dish (8) 23 Rough condition of the skin, produced by cold or fear (5,5) 24 Turbanned follower of an Indian religion (4) 26 Expert, proficient (7) 27 Release of gases from a motor (7) 28 Association of states formerly ruled by Britain (12) Across: - 1 Blackmailing. 10 Canvass. 11 Seismic. 12 Noon. 13 Transistor. 15 Conjuror. 16 Lazily. 19 Rarity. 20 Small fry. 23 Chatterbox. 25 Mere. 27 Toehold. 28 Tallied. 29 Misrepresent. 1 Facetious, humorous (7) 2 Dreadful (4) 3 Charisma (8) 4 Brother’s son (6) 5 Moulding around a door (10) 6 Rocket’s initial ascent (4-3) 7 Carthaginian general who fought Rome (8) 8 Of clouds, to be swept along swiftly (4) 13 Part of the brain (10) 16 Non-parasitic plant that grows on another (8) 17 Whole, entire (8) 19 Seasoned Spanish sausage (7) 21 Angular distance of a celestial body (7) 22 Load (6) 23 Sharp intake of breath (4) 25 Curry made from lentils (4) Down: - 2 Landowner. 3 Chad. 4 Mushroom. 5 Insane. 6 Inimitable. 7 Gamut. 8 Iconic. 9 Scurry. 14 Quotations. 17 Inflexion. 18 Imposter. 19 Recite. 21 Yields. 22 Trudge. 24 Abeam. 26 Alms. KYLIE Jenner broke the Met Gala’s social media ban to post a celebrity-filled selfie at the annual fundraiser.
The 19-year-old TV star ignored the wishes of the organisers of the annual bash at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday to take a bathroom selfie alongside a host of wellknown faces, including her sister Kendall, halfsister Kim Kardashian West, ASAP Rocky, P Diddy and Paris Jackson.
Kylie posted the image on her Instagram account and it has already been “liked” more than 2 million times by her followers.
The post confirmed Kylie had realised her ambition of taking at least one selfie at the event in New York, even though guests were explicitly asked not to post pictures on social media.
Earlier in the evening, Kylie said: “I’ll sneak a selfie, I always sneak a selfie.” – Bang Showbiz