CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. My son comes back sorry and compassionate (11)

9. Poor landowners surround this U.S. resort (7) 10. Stripped Birmingham rifle (7)

11. Award title to Republic’s capital? Not half! (3) 12. Young swimmer in Po delta in difficulties (7) 13. Number, for instance, in Bury (7)

14. The old society gives positive answer (3) 15. American gets stuck into his crude fish dish (5) 17. In Alps maybe sing complex melody without mike (5)

18. Instruction: remove piece from monkey (5) 20. Someone engaged in collecting information perhaps (5)

22. Charge for examining eyes initially (3)

24. Distance travelled by e.g. e-mail that’s gone astray (7)

25. Skinheads spill a pint writer’s brought in (7) 26. Noise from farm or heath mostly (3)

27. Boat departs into turbid lagoon (7)

28. Add weight to professional software (7) 29. Suspect deal with offcuts produces outer garments (6,5)

Down

1. Small ill-defined pics enhanced without external control (4-11) 2. Cuts squeeze pub busi nesses that are small (7) 3. Lincoln acquired ordinary Democratic residence (5)

4. Police in Beetle film killer in garden (9)

5. Book biplane, avoiding Germany, heading for Yorkshire (7)

6. Diplomat rushes round east Germany on business (6,9)

7. Expensive mobile lost in outskirts of Coventry (6) 8. Not taking sides, losing heart, becoming nervous (6)

16. Draw old pal (9) 18. Obstruct angler occa sionally causing harm (6) 19. Start to remove grassy area first (4,3)

21. Many turned up to arrest old doctor as fair game (7)

23. Imagine comic forgetting one riddle (6)

25. Point to photograph (5)