Double Crossword
ACROSS
1 Mined melodic composition that’s neither rich nor poor (6,6) 9 Skinned the humble predator (3) 10 Be present to instruct the paver (4,3,4) 11 Plank from lower level or new roof, broadly unfinished (10) 12 Part of the windmill said to be an aid to circulation (4) 14 Dress the contents of corn beef hash (6) 15 Like overseas screening for first-class fire retardant (8) 18 True lover lacked the initiative to make a proposal (8) 19 Rub up the wrong way, and back the wrong way, to keep one cross, in essence (6) 22 Love game (4) 24 Hold the upper hand to make a knife sharp (4,2,4) 26 Up to the individual, around that age, to be up and running (11) 27 Something that batters sheep (3) 28 Squander fried food on holidays (8,4)
DOWN
1 Australian centre of nobler emu handling (9) 2 Pass round rude bits, it comes undone! (10) 3 Watch the throne with king working (4,2) 4 Money earned from a hobby? (8) 5 Reminders that accusers have no alternatives (4) 6 Battle to give me shelter (5) 7 Sweet nob inside beet (6) 8 Factors in vintages drunk after six (6) 13 Becoming depressed with outflow in glee (7,3) 16 Stress out my ride with stuffed animals (9) 17 Regiment is admitted to the Orange Order (8) 18 Not even numbers come up on the cards (4,2) 20 Not confined, say, when suffering from a runny nose (6) 21 Game and set after turning up outside pub (6) 23 Uncle Arthur’s heart is free from darkness (5) 25 Don’t eat a lavish meal without eating starter (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Without warning, out of the blue (12) 9 Finish (3) 10 Immersion, inundation (11) 11 Pasta rounds filled with meat and cheese (10) 12 Melt (4) 14 Throngs (6) 15 Hazard, danger (8) 18 Lucid, logical (8) 19 Floor beam (6) 22 Replica (4) 24 Present everywhere at once (10) 26 Contestant (11) 27 Lubricate (3) 28 Carefree, easygoing (5-2-5)
DOWN
1 Preliminary layer of paint (9) 2 Welsh festival (10) 3 Small stone (6) 4 Detergent, soap (8) 5 Rim (4) 6 Put to death, usually by hanging, without a trial (5) 7 Irish or Welsh (6) 8 Latitude, elbow-room (6) 13 Expecting a positive outcome (10) 16 Use of X-rays in medicine (9) 17 Betting (8) 18 Directions for cooking (6) 20 Outcome (6) 21 Brief violent storm (6) 23 Windproof jacket with a hood (5) 25 Walk with an uneven step (4)