DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Access to ship’s plant (6,6) 8 A Roman’s at war — he enjoys a row … (7) 9 … a row about the Spanish artist’s studio (7) 11 Bees feed on these, going round new fruits (10) 12 Source of heavy weapon and what it inflicts (4) 14 The old line limiting Arab state’s parttime soldiers (8) 16 Some agree never to back false front (6) 17 Definitely the first third of Beatles song (3) 19 Hunting hounds head off property (6) 21 He’s heard in annexe making chesty noise (8) 24 Spelling error maybe in dirty postcard (4) 25 Getting the better of fool during trip (10) 27 Melancholic variety of Gaelic impresses European (7) 28 Group beginning to follow suit (7) 29 Lily’s star of David (8,4)

DOWN

1 First person in Paris to lead foreign choir in ME town (7) 2 Soldiers search other soldiers at blocks (10) 3 Bishop and writer bash lawlessness (8) 4 Dumps foliage (6) 5 Traced GP and European wife (4) 6 Leave country, avoiding good oilrich nation (7) 7 Clean-cut boys played, enjoying the spring here? (6,6) 10 Mr. Roget, |broke, getting older, borrowing again (12) 13 In which to keep runny treacle, covering porcini? (10) 15 Initially, young English warriors made bows with this (3) 18 How old fellows on board become exhibitionists (4-4) 20 Top dog? Drink more bubbly (7) 22 Sign first (7) 23 See messenger about in union complex (6) 26 Bone up on old writer (4)