CROSSWORD NO 6

ACROSS

8 Tool building in Scottish education course (4) 9 Best canine is in self-denial (10) 10 Cuts laughter without hesitation (6) 11 Disloyal occupation turns before National Trust at first (8) 12 Witty remark made by short fool (4) 13 Danced mass then ambled (10) 17 Wild beast doesn’t sound interesting (4) 18 Mother back in Spanish greeting turned to fort (5) 19 Quip one Roman numeral mimic was after (4) 20 About endings around first sonorous is overwhelming (10) 22 Turn coin negative backing in an elevated position (4) 23 Reading matter put intro in the wrong position (8) 27 Old grandchild made contorted swelling (6) 28 Cattle sound stress can carry less voltage (3-7) 29 Sugar walking stick (4)

DOWN

1 Loud and angry (10) 2 One who tells you what’s what (8) 3 Natural necklace (5,5) 4 Ruler straightens up rodents (4) 5 Fast machine not needing much input, letters sound hazardous (4) 6 Exhibit about meat (6) 7 Symbol of one prisoner (4) 14 Uniform shade (5) 15 Misdemeanor is a warped word noggin! (10) 16 Career use (10) 19 Distort skin pigment changed by disease (8) 21 Fancy alternative word upped ante (6) 24 Cross a quarter acre (4) 25 Sound is ok outside in the country (4) 26 Stumble when away from home (4)