CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Go untie knot, getting sick of killer (10) 6 Strike bust over (4) 10 Wished for a steeple, on the day (7) 11 Doctor right to study tempo for melodic ornament (7) 12 Piled soil around in a particular shape (9) 13 Artisan’s mother and child (5) 14 Second tablet caused an accident (5) 15 Card is not centred (9) 17 Parking next to journalist in latest model (9) 20 A bell lost its sticker (5) 21 Puzzle concerning transport (5) 23 Dad, online, ordered flower (9) 25 The French stable hand has space to stretch out (7) 26 Mr Novello is getting English keys (7) 27 The bird in the other nest (4) 28 A top chef believed to be licensed (10)

DOWN

1 Eat grass in a scrape (5) 2 Spontaneous rascal made us live differently (9) 3 Trolls namedrop, using former PM (4,10) 4 Thanks initially due to European youngster (7) 5 Wandering icon unfortunately gets crazy (7) 7 Stressed about a lock (5) 8 Albino cat gets confused about plants (9) 9 Terrible LP leaves a permanent stain (8,6) 14 Adhesive makes guru sleep fitfully (9) 16 Talmud adherent to talk about reversing transgression (9) 18 Common conclusion to mice problem (7) 19 City in great shape (7) 22 Start being awkward (5) 24 Pried into key feature first (5)