CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 16,420
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ACROSS
1 One is put in the picture after treatment that’s healing (11) 9 Gained energy touring Spain with daughter (7) 10 Sort of hamper stylish fight (4,3) 11 Cells are innovative to some extent (3) 12 Information base (3-4) 13 Memorised subject of Shakespeare play (New Edition) (7) 14 Study conclusion of 13
on way back (3) 15 Harry sat beside politician to make an impression (5) 17 Scenery is reflecting
plots (5) 18 A medic goes round hospital as necessary (2,3) 20 Bag object (5) 22 Republic cedes ground,
causing fury (3) 24 Prominent rock group reveal short hairstyle (7) 25 Sightseer is enthralled
by trout, swimming (7) 26 Some or several doing
without leader (3) 27 Rock star’s timeconsuming formal wear (3,4) 28 I retain strange tendency to remain still (7) 29 Plane’s wheels are dangling, needing to be repositioned (7,4)
DOWN
1 Admit defeat when other two lit bombs (5,2,3,5) 2 Venus oddly orbits moon that’s traditionally green? (7) 3 A professor welcomes 500 extra (3-2) 4 Typical arrangement under EU for timber suppliers (9) 5 Famously diligent types who were taken in by the Greeks (7) 6 Dubious bet incriminates member of PM’s team (7,8) 7 Got horse ready, heading off in confusion (6) 8 Book flight (6) 16 Some chianti, pastis, olives and anchovies maybe? (9) 18 Obama struggled to conserve energy in early life (6) 19 No Irish motorists sweep up roadkill, for example (7) 21 Bloke here doesn’t start
eating rare cheese (7) 23 Catch accomplice briefly heading north (6) 25 Drawing a section of
party in government (5)