Crossword 2835

ACROSS

1 Democratic Alliance (2) 2 An ambitious and aspiring young person (7)

6 Cote d’Ivoire (2) 10 Summary of expenses and revenues of a business over a period (6,3,4)

11 Split; estrangement (4) 12 Advanced in years (3) 13 Premonition (4)

16 The first sign of the zodiac, ruled by the planet Mars (5) 17 Short for chimpanzee (5) 21 Turn over a new _ (4) 22 Fifth month of the year (3) 23 Military forces of a nation (4) 26 Haphazard; topsy-turvy; chaotic (6-7)

27 Anno Domini (2) 28 Something outstanding or owed (7)

29 Territorial Decoration (2)

DOWN

1 Leave (6)

3 Too dry to support vegetation; parched (4) 4 Not quite, almost (6) 5 Past tense of bid (4)

7 Mad (6)

8 In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich (11)

9 Honour the memory of someone (11)

14 Past and past participle of meet (3)

15 Coy (3)

16 1st black to win French and US Opens, and Wimbledon, _ Gibson (6)

19 Wrangle (6) 20 Offspring of two plants or animals of different species (6)

24 Rip, sever (4)

25 Put the _ of God into (4)