SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,899

— ACROSS: 1 Half-brothers. 8 Arrange. 9 Liaised. 11 Nourishing. 12 Bill. 14 Ubergeek. 16 Picnic. 17 Veg. 19 Issued. 21 Gaslight. 24 Haul. 25 Go-betweens. 27 Deceive. 28 Operate. 29 Unmistakable. DOWN: 1 Hirsute. 2 Landing net. 3 Brezhnev. 4 Online. 5 Hoax. 6 Russian. 7 Malnourished. 10 Delicatessen. 13 Willowherb. 15 Keg. 18 Gamecock. 20 Soupcon. 22 Grenade. 23 Rodent. 26 Hi-fi.