Double Crossword
ACROSS
1 Beat factor in the blood with man-made myth (6) 5 Back conifer up before you start to clean up (6) 9 Smell the end of Edward’s turbulent reign. It’s great thing! (9) 10 Tools of the trade sent back around the end of autumn (5) 12 Fungal disease that sower originally found in furrow (4) 13 Second regent on revolting place in the Balkans (10) 16 Prosaic works put on ice (8) 17 Measure of music to weekend composer (6) 19 Ambassador made out deed was taken into account (6) 20 Televised encores broadcast by mid-evening (2-6) 22 Drunken Saturnalia in the Antipodes (10) 23 Urgently filling America’s appetite (1,1,1,1) 25 Wear the trousers to go to ground (5) 27 To aim it in battle? It’s a replica! (9) 28 Pick up sausage casing from late carrier (6) 29 One who tries to restrict acidity in the wood from the ark (6)
DOWN
2 Man placed different emphasis on retaining love (4,7) 3 Object most like a rake? (4) 4 In the main, a log remains a plant (8) 5 Shame about computing equivalence (6) 6 Compunction on breaking centre pane (10) 7 Rare iron warhead (3) 8 Bumpy in the heart of newlymade street (12) 11 Mop of hair, in black, shields doctor from bright colour (8,4) 14 Pug in street savages street kid (11) 15 Careers ruined by that woman’s field worker (10) 18 Fetching after initial encouragement and some awful nagging (8) 21 Fish climbing mountain rocks (6) 24 Affected by a little synthetic amphetamine (4) 26 Regular Creole term for fish eggs (3)
ACROSS
1 Major division of living things (6) 5 Lottery where the prizes are goods (6) 9 Registration (9) 10 Implant (5) 12 Obscene, crude (4) 13 Jubilation (10) 16 Plant with white, waxy flowers (8) 17 Cope (6) 19 Dried grape (6) 20 Toward the front of the body (8) 22 Not giving due care (10) 23 Stun, stupefy (4) 25 Additional (5) 27 Caustic, vitriolic (9) 28 Rapid (6) 29 Rely (6)
DOWN
2 Diligent, industrious (4-7) 3 Temporary period of calm (4) 4 Verse or other device to assist the memory (8) 5 Give formal legal approval (6) 6 Sponger (10) 7 Throw up high (3) 8 Aggressiveness (12) 11 Demoralised, discouraged (12) 14 Elimination (11) 15 Intentional, planned (10) 18 Asked (8) 21 Thickset (6) 24 Chicken pen (4) 26 Gratuity (3)