Crossword

2817

ACROSS

3 Blow _ and _ (3,4)

8 Deep roaring sound made by a bull or cow (6) 9 Atom; speck (4) 11 Vertical Landing (2)

12 By a considerable margin (2,3)

13 Disregard (6)

15 To feel annoyance or anger at; take offence (6) 16 Derogatory expressions (11) 18 Disreputable person (6) 19 A person whose business is cutting and dressing hair (6) 23 Grab (5)

25 Wireless Operator (2) 26 Lead actor (4)

27 Bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale (6)

28 One of the appendages on the head of some insects (7)

DOWN

1 Plural of obelus (5) 2 Foreign; strange (5) 3 Remain suspended in one place (5) 4 Nocturnal bird of prey, having large front-facing eyes (3)

5 Floor show of dancing, singing at a nightclub while guests dine (7) 6 Lifeguard working on a beach (9)

7 Dead On Arrival (3) 10 Chests, coffers, kists (6) 14 Counter-argument (9) 16 Compliment; laud (6) 17 Soothe, alleviate (7) 20 Scent (5)

21 Under (5) 22 Corroded; rust-covered (5) 24 Epoch (3)

25 Finish first (3)

Yesterday’s solutions ACROSS 1 Smug 3 Smog 5 Select 7 Ladies 9 Unesco 11 Enigma 13 Grammatical 17 Hasten 19 Wiring 22 Fulani 23 Vexing 24 Omen 25 Amen

DOWN 1 Salve 2 Gut 3 Salient 4 Going 5 Smut 6 CCC 8 Stay 10 Smart 12 Incur 14 Mansion 15 Chef 16 Agog 18 Salvo 20 Ice 21 Inion 23 Via