CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Sons hobnob with Jo, cleverly creating glossary (6-6) 8 Soldiers split apart, arranged in proportion (3,4) 9 Authentic style is dividing kingdom (7) 11 Ibsen play lacking a source of fun for children (5,5) 12 Some ski everywhere in capital (4) 14 Chambermaids get confused without card for Indian address (8) 16 Wonderful wise bird avoids top U.S. football game (6) 17 Old fellow takes in a fool (3) 19 Position troops in time to conserve energy (6) 21 Frenchman following team’s serious complaint (8) 24 Sign ordinary crew (4) 25 Scale awkward gradient in church (10) 27 When to account for what you originally earned possibly? (4-3) 28 I sent out about six requests (7) 29 Its salesmen may be cagey and tense, receiving little thanks (6,6) DOWN 1 Tough cowl on chimney in Glasgow (7) 2 Officers on board obtain saws, needing repairs (10) 3 Handel composed one speech almost all about gold (8) 4 Law student very recently toured Rhode Island (6) 5 Support English bank in Scotland (4) 6 Opening old cereal that’s out of condition (7) 7 Record setter’s about to stop teaching the study of diseases (12) 10 I missed a Belfast movie organised for Easter, say (7,5) 13 Victor admitted to bad language about German coach (7,3) 15 Secure item in 13 (3) 18 Remote object’s an old coin (8) 20 Room 101 brought up white blankets (7) 22 Old law left you initially without a doubt (7) 23 Tinker with sound of gong (6) 26 Buffet always contains this cheese (4)