CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Having been let down, daughter is given job (12) 8 Love going in for sister’s part of speech (7) 9 Sort of band, only remaining one in City (7) 11 Lacking expertise, the samurai disbanded (10) 12 Stable business (4) 14 Ban a dodgy man stealing articles (8) 16 Get rid of obstruction in river (6) 17 Skill exhibited in popular tunes (3) 19 Plague and cold virus emptied valley (6) 21 Atmosphere in pub beginning to leave creepy feeling (8) 24 Some paid less on the dole (4) 25 Trainers, say, use strong language after second drink (10) 27 Fly between poles a bit (7) 28 Adjust list for person making arrangements? (7) 29 Most indecent monarch hugs old cold literary lady (12)

DOWN

1 Play about one ordinary museum display (7) 2 Addressed bar about hot plane (10) 3 Survey troops occupying Central American state (8) 4 Port amassed ore to some extent heading north (6) 5 Old sailor often anchored initially in northern harbour (4) 6 Wind went wild in east (7) 7 A quiet soldier’s guarding unusually thick officials (12) 10 Correspondent’s brief remark on raised US price (12) 13 Expert officer lifted current place’s spirit (6,4) 15 Live now and then among airmen (3) 18 Amazing trick almost worked with fire (8) 20 I intend to overcome students’ antagonism (3,4) 22 Seven in group reserve later time of day (7) 23 The way to tackle long instrument (6) 26 Fever kills leading pair in European capital (4)