ANSWERS TO MAY CROSSWORD (NO 5)

Across: 9 Goulash, 10 Leftist, 11 Element, 12 Enclose, 13 Spare tyre, 15 On ice, 16 Cometic, 19 On a roll, 20 Xylem, 21 Neurology, 25 Whirler, 26 Beholds, 28 Illegal, 29 Necktie.

Down: 1 Egress, 2 Eureka, 3 Wale, 4 Chatty, 5 Alter ego, 6 Aficionado, 7 Hirohito, 8 Ethereal, 14 Entomology, 16 Coxswain, 17 Multiple, 18 Controls, 22 Unbind, 23 Oblate, 24 Yes-men, 27 Heck.