CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Simultaneous New York chorus with son is awful (11) 9 Partner imports Castro supporter’s chopper (7) 10 Liberal disputed way to understand points raised? (7) 11 Detect a missing zero (3) 12 Sort of collar secures old part of plant (7) 13 Couple that is going over special list (7) 14 Good person inspires one order given to setter? (3) 15 Duke accompanies officer in each estuary (5) 17 Small border plant (5) 18 Bloke’s work? Controlling current (5) 20 Exclusive special shop (5) 22 Green European

visits US city (3) 24 Staggered, heading into stable (7) 25 Trial involving corrupt MEP causes storm (7) 26 Decorate rocks (3) 27 Strike breaker? Beware when 100 go in for nothing (7) 28 Clergyman avoid one large church (7) 29 Biography, with or without greeting (4,7)

DOWN

1 Poor Cyril cut no ice with US in UN body (8,7) 2 Annoyed, demand light (7) 3 He worked with any scavenger in Africa (5) 4 Old boy, big alto, played key part in work (9) 5 Asses, old horse and zebras occasionally (7) 6 I sell fund off in a quiet way, for my own benefit (4-11) 7 Hits fishing boats (6) 8 Cut energy? That’s harsh (6) 16 Desperate, hang on with abandon (4-5) 18 Jack stole bananas in struggle (6) 19 Don’t go to bed with old fellows (4,3) 21 Workers in quarry love red pepper (7) 23 Daisy initially navigates behind (6) 25 Provisional staff put up to guard politician (5)

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