DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Top lawman, one probing cook with deserved coldness (5,7) 8 Ipswich Town go along to defend embarrassing score (3,4) 9 What decorator did, ill prepared without rollers at first (7) 11 U.S. tailor is trained to make naval outfit (6,4) 12 Popular expert’s early part in Uruguayan revolution (4) 14 Dismiss Winnie, 28s (4-4) 16 Ring to allow motoring organisation to withdraw (6) 17 Pocket trophy (3) 19 Note associated with Irish life story (6) 21 Developed job with European political party (6,2) 24 Girl gets rid off adult hangers-on (4) 25 He works with a grand but could create an eruption (5,5) 27 Grabbing rough map, drive off to Wash (7) 28 Deceive twice almost (3-4) 29 Choice of tense film star a collective sign of gratitude? (4,2,6)

DOWN

1 Boss enlisted new man for little money in Spain once (7) 2 Angry Irish cop arrests doctor with similar form (10) 3 Occupied vessels heading north for a period (4,4) 4 Outstanding United Nations help impresses Portugal (6) 5 Fifty pence is more than enough for class (4) 6 Venal old bishop involved in match that is banned (7) 7 Simple op goes wrong in response to cold (5,7) 10 Loaded up with kerb fragments, obstructed street (6-6) 13 Rural agricultural centre’s ATM network crashed (6,4) 15 Question housewife? (3) 18 First-class spinner cut (3-5) 20 Cricket club invested in shabby old kit for children (7) 22 Swells once and stops working outside (7) 23 Note shed position at Lord’s (3-3) 26 Blade fitted into apple peeler (4)