CRUSADER CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Careless mistakes discovered by brick carrier (8) 5 Friendlier Western member with the queen (6) 10 Learn the compositions and redeem a bad situation (4,2,3,6) 11 Serious listener sent out (7) 12 Time Lord collected me with gemstone (7) 13 Divert woman’s cart returned ahead of time (8) 15 Scandinavian said to have stoop (5) 18 Union leader interrupting workers’ relatives (5) 20 Article by supporters I’ve found to be harsh (8) 23 Walker – first to rescue a doctor beside the French river (7) 25 Singer finding ring in corner, possibly (7) 26 Shop’s exit found by blokes needing to rest unexpectedly (10,5) 27 New journalist imbibing rum signalled agreement (6) 28 Risk taken by two men showing disloyalty (8)

DOWN

1 Page appearing during splendid meal (6) 2 Attack involving dogs, 10, in pub (9) 3 Learner finding stallion in French town originally (7) 4 Eight from Connecticut in old film (5) 6 Flavouring, a necessity, is put in (7) 7 Second fellow not finishing coffee (5) 8 Team involved in payment for occupant (8) 9 Rat taken from dry area with hesitation (8) 14 Confusing a gran, Sam’s rearrangements of letters (8) 16 Creator, unknown, of list of articles (9) 17 Hag, hot, arriving with one man (8) 19 Getting second place, encourage bout of extravagance (7) 21 Sister receiving new spoon from backer (7) 22 When older, a surprisingly difficult experience (6) 24 Second quiet journalist with light motorcycle (5) 25 Stick around, initially observing narrow boat (5)