Double trouble

ACROSS

1 Make amends (for) Unaccompanied (5) 4 Courageous Pair of game birds, eg (5) 10 Large smooth-coated hunting dog Indicated with a finger (7)

11 Defect, flaw Underground storeroom (5) 12 Predatory fish with a broad flat snout Greek goddess of victory (4)

13 Splash with liquid

Make a series of explosive spitting or choking sounds (8) 15 Condemn, blame Item used as a lure (5) 16 Hot alcoholic drink Lingerie item (5) 21 Felling a tree, eg Retail purchases, eg (8) 23 — of Dogs, London district Lazy (4) 25 Snow piled up by the wind

Preliminary version (5)

26 Decayed remains of organic matter

Write (7)

27 Slip Maliciously derogatory, supercilious (5) 28 Make the —, reach the required standard

Woodland clearing (5)

DOWN

2 Flow slowly

Tingling sensation (7)

3 Badger’s home

Profit remaining after all deductions (4) 5 Celebrated noisily Exposed (8)

6 Hard outer part of bread Top of a wave (5) 7 Express a point of view

Relating to sheep (5)

8 Complain persistently Dirt, filth (5) 9 Clever, intelligent Slight involuntary movement through fright (5) 14 Calculated using a PC?

Travelled to work (8)

17 Lack of agreement Throw away (7)

18 — with Me, hymn Stage whisper (5)

19 Small meal Sharp blow (5)

20 Coming into the world Ship’s bunk (5)

22 Pungent edible bulb

Workers’ organisation (5)

24 — Khan, British boxer

Kingsley —, novelist (4)

Each clue leads to two answers which differ from each other by one letter. You must decide which is the correct one. For example, the two possible answers to 1A are ATONE and ALONE — the answer to 2D will reveal which one is correct.

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror