cryptic crossword
ACROSS
1 An idea, however tense (7)
5 Places formerly used for
burying pub arguments (7)
9 A moan about stories making
exceptions (9)
10 Hold back source of feed
eaten by ruminants (5)
11 Plant area by home for a
parasite (5)
12 Charge for barrel of fruit
recently stolen? (9)
13 Reform Libor? Up to
executive committee (9)
16 Animal that’s quiet around
crowd (5)
17 Golfer’s row about golf (5)
18 Doctors offer these measures, accepting gain wrongly (9)
20 Ways of getting winning
hands? (9)
23 Bad-tempered youth’s first
after examination (5)
25 Working fairs endlessly
broadcasting (2,3)
26 Transparency by nation must give an overwhelming victory (9)
27 Tory regularly involved in mass meeting will be treated thus (7)
28 Leaves sweets for the
audience (7)
DOWN
1 Desperate, as hopelessly
exposes restaurant (3,4)
2 Nothing in awards for noted
producers (5)
3 United taken over by horribly
arrogant underwriter (9)
4 Hooligan exchanging uniform
for popular obsession (5)
5 Brazil’s measure from leader –
a star (5,4)
6 Peak journey across capital of
Germany (5)
7 Not working on films or
derivatives (9)
8 Improvised score (7)
14 Famous stage ready for transformation around November (9)
15 Reduce stress on subordinate
to compete (9)
16 Disinfects bad stain that is
covering small spades (9)
17 Beat this dancing to rumba
(7)
19 Line for hotel in reserve?
That’s cunning (7)
21 Carbon test for marine life
form (5)
22 Easy, no doubt, to take in a
church council (5)
24 Sport exponent’s foolish risk,
imbued with ecstasy (5)