CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. To get fit again I hear tablet should be crushed with iodine (12)

8. Cryptic clue about coming across note in Swiss city (7)

9. Officer stuck in a prune, making drink (7) 11. Scrooge’s Billingsgate bargain? (10)

12. Lead street Arab (4) 14. No good going after silent fluttering young bird (8) 16. Character drives west, taking in India (6)

17. For example, guy loses time (3)

19. Typos made by traitor trapped in time (6) 21. Worries about nursing Greek character like an angel (8) 24. Test quartet in V & A (4) 25. Persisting in playing away (8,2)

27. See one visiting GP with measles now and then (7) 28. Silly writer probes papers to do with hearing (7)

29. Plan deadheading about 3rd of June for obscure reasons (6,6)

Down

1. Opener in game’s ignored disease (7)

2. Firm friend had food, all of it having to pass this first (4,6)

3. Crimes popular during holidays (5-3)

4. Allow nothing to hide a new temporary shelter (4-2)

5. Come about riding equipment (4)

6. Tense priest irritated adviser on course (7) 7. Based on a bad idea, Cecil lived on bananas (3-9) 10. Nice trophy arranged by Civil Service for glittering display (12) 13. Secretary put up screen, having no time for shade (10) 15. Gilbert and Sullivan initially natter (3)

18. Horse nearly tumbles, overtaking one leader in Goodwood (8)

20. Right sort of mayonnaise covers very meaty dish (7) 22. Food and drink picked in Nepal? (4,3)

23. Function takes in very limited watering hole (6) 26. Document looks the same, either way (4)