SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Poor dad being caught by a fish got the child screaming (3,5)
5 Shares the punishment (6)
9 Fights with, but won’t march with (5,3)
10 He named the visitor (6)
12 Get back the lost earring minus its central piece (6)
13 To cut it short, it’s not for the stupid (8)
15 Somebody else for you (6,6)
18 Annoyed at being unable to see yourself in the bathroom mirrors? (3,7,2)
23 Um .... what did you say to the person obstructing your view? (3,2,3)
24 A tiny tick (6)
26 How the incorrigibly narcissistic try to become less so? (6)
27 Pulls through and swathes round again? (8)
28 As a sweetener, brought back port (6)
29 Mean by outrageous means to get something to eat (8)
DOWN
1 The spilling of beer was on a previous occasion (6)
2 Carry into the river or swamp (6)
3 Break the one Peter’s driven round in (7)
4 Florist’s answer to ‘What’s yours?’ (4)
6 Nonsense! There’s little time to dawdle, anyhow! (7)
7 People close in are worried about the vacancy (8)
8 The soldier’s delighted about the new gear (8)
11 Is touchingly affectionate (7)
14 Tries to find the reverse of ‘furies’ (7)
16 The fellow finished only to collapse (4,4)
17 Hot and bothered, hang about to get the garments (8)
19 Increases the number of singers (7)
20 Have one make something to wear (7)
21 They ensure that the drawers don’t wobble about (6)
22 Why? Because Nero is frisking about (6)
25 Is she spoiling Selina? (4)