LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Perjury 5 Gorge 8 (N)ear 9 Counsel 10 Admit 11 Vera 12 Operate 14 Indeed 16 Castle 19 Erratic 21 Duck 24 China 25 Retinue 26 Wan 27 Rages 28 Strings

DOWN : 1 Pick 2 Rouge 3 Upstage 4 Yellow 5 Grave 6 Rampart 7 Extremes 13 Silencer 15 Darning 17 Auditor 18 Scorns 20 Thaws 22 Canon 23 Nets