Crossword MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS

1 Assistant’s strange idea on leave (4-2-4) 6 Report from suburban GP (4) 9 Staff includes great lecturer on international language (10) 10 Mostly chicken gangland boss (4) 12 Something to eat caught by Windermere maybe, not using line (4) 13 Make drunk brew a beer in it (9) 15 Distortion in sound response (8) 16 Prisoner in China (6) 18 Flood in French part of the Middle East? (6) 20 Upset a model during PR for film award (5,3) 23 American politician? (9) 24 Founder that’s normally given a plug (4) 26 Sharp answer by detectives (4) 27 Insult team playing with time nearly up (4-6) 28 Pound, perhaps, for old book (4) 29 Mike cannot let out somebody who’s unhappy (10)

DOWN

1 Host’s mad when bishop leaves (4) 2 Say what captain might do to end innings (7) 3 Avoid some problem – John Wayne invariably managed to do it (5,1,6) 4 Persuade mixed-up novice to pen new chapter (8) 5 Person complaining Lisa’s often behind this, outspo kenly (6) 7 Like two graduates in part of America (7) 8 What might make a fool somebody unwanted (10) 11 Broadcast teaches one to leave before operation (12) 14 In pursuit of small bear in Cologne (10) 17 Attractive cast acting with me (8) 19 Tradesman after golf not as hardworking (7) 21 Depression on River Plate (7) 22 Animal kept in Blenheim Palace (6) 25 Batter vegetable according to the radio (4)