DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Collection includes rare work: ‘The Study of Man’ (12) 8 Very old embroidered chair taken into account (7) 9 Approaches a stadium, say, close to Paris (7) 11 Perceptive duke is meeting church group about noon (10) 12 Star soprano varies content (4) 14 Old soak interrupts congregation as predicted (8) 16 Now and then super demands big meal (6) 17 Second person makes ovine sound (3) 19 Court breaks up at end of day, causing hubbub (6) 21 Railroad employee tries first Hoffman film (8) 24 Throw out religious books about American (4) 25 Old cleaner worked around home for Queen Mary, say (5,5) 27 Tease Anglicans about silver case in chest (3,4) 28 German rocket during launch in test tube (2,5) 29 Archer invested in new trainers, filling deep space (12)

DOWN

1 Suspect cares about copper who’s making charge? (7) 2 Politician supports revolutionary jet-car course (10) 3 Bank bagged coin not long ago (8) 4 Men on board consume river and sea produce (6) 5 Boat capsizes, revealing Welsh emblem (4) 6 Sticky stuff coating lettuce? It’s sugar (7) 7 Union attendant had uniform designed with two holes (4,2,6) 10 Substitute curry that’s left when seats are filled (8,4) 13 Adriatic resort flat with floors at different heights (5-5) 15 Make time for Dorothy (3) 18 Posh bar blocks ceremony for city dweller (8) 20 Spooner’s ‘Top Bronze’ agreement in 1960s? (4,3) 22 Senior government official avoids one big church (7) 23 Experts succeeded, securing college admission (6) 26 Boil a kettle containing a lot of water (4)