DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Teams hold exercises around arena in high seas? (6,5) 9 Son joked, lost grip (7) 10 Algeria destroyed royal emblems (7) 11 Weapon lying under clothes (3) 12 Unguarded fire with swirling smoke is annoying (7) 13 Flats etc. afforded by 25 Down? (7) 14 Female using male name (3) 15 Centre of institution arranged for all players at once (5) 17 Half-hearted evening meal’s wonderful (5) 18 Core of guests behind party tricks (5) 20 Backing west, following sailor’s position at sea (5) 22 Hail from Whitehaven (3) 24 Some retreat to repose, say, in swingers’ bar (7) 25 Repositioned advert masks front of ninth green (7) 26 Foreign coins found over in field (3) 27 Six left to digest threesome’s bitter criticism (7) 28 Help gullible person on radio (7) 29 Young people were kept here to reshape old lines (11) DOWN 1 Label hides popular doctor’s only remaining patch (8,7) 2 Former British soldier or cadet in need of training (7) 3 Gently prod German with no clothes on (5) 4 What roofer does to gain access to ground? (9) 5 Stray matter blocking archaeological excavations (7) 6 Analyst worked with rope and flex, that’s clear (4-11) 7 OT book is occasionally magical, hard to finish (6) 8 Person at the bar orders early whiskey to be drunk (6) 16 Bank worker hosts party briefly for tourist (9) 18 Case seedy pub, absorbing atmosphere (6) 19 Scottish judge hires trained females (7) 21 Bookbinder’s covering old volume in chaotic room (7) 23 Complete National Theatre visits Ireland (6) 25 View street through fences (5)