DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Greatest reforms engaged united females? She was one (11) 9 Public relations broadcast that is plain (7) 10 Novel to do with tennis champion, I hear (7) 11 Rocket man’s initial energy (3) 12 Give out cost covering foreign aid (7) 13 Officer overdue? Stick together (7) 14 Old fellows not working (3) 15 Just minutes before exam (5) 17 Organised cash (5) 18 Trendy tea cups? Could be (5) 20 Economiser? Not half! (5) 22 Child who misbehaves in Blenheim Palace (3) 24 Rhinal disorder limiting energy? This may help (7) 25 Notice vehicle beside church move forward (7) 26 Discharge Patrick, ignoring every other character (3) 27 British smuggle over English weapon (4,3) 28 It was read out to mobs in port with discretion (4,3) 29 Saw Richard’s boiled pudding (7,4)

DOWN

1 Reserve stall of herring perhaps on promontory (15) 2 Get 17 in 25 Across for European 27, say (7) 3 Former official dealing with first woman (5) 4 They unite to reproduce article lost from location of WWII POWs? (4,5) 5 Sailor touring Kabul avoids first flat (7) 6 Surprising character close to 20? (11,4) 7 City loves to drink its own produce (6) 8 King and queen go into brown shop (6) 16 Remit label for one artist (9) 18 Grows 100 branches (6) 19 Following everybody, I crossed river briskly (7) 21 Dish of rare veal, initially in garlic mayonnaise (7) 23 Lancashire city nearly quicker than 19 (6) 25 Bitter cold and dry outside (5)

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