CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8 Tap one’s foot, perhaps,. so as not to lose a moment (4,4) 9 Depths of terrible winter arrived unexpectedly (4,2) 10 I object to taking what’s spoken with confidence and enthusiasm (6) 11 It gives a sharp pain about times when meals are being served (8) 12 Humorist takes first edition as payment for work (4) 13 High tenor performed number with nocturnal bird (5-5) 15 Put teas out when away from the hub of the region (7) 17 Arrived in a condition where every individual was overdrawn (7) 20 Way of getting oxygen into body in flight? (3,7) 22 Smartest owners occupy built-up area (4) 24 Quick profit made on animal with a good turn of speed (4,4) 26 Be keen on wickedness and consumes heartily (4,2) 27 Stream of water created by thin section round tube (6) 28 Load on top of miserably sad prude (8)
DOWN
1 Hat was doffed or adjusted inside (6) 2 A quiet mother, for example, will be unequivocal (8) 3 Bear’s in the place where he sleeps for the winter (10) 4 Send a text: ‘How long has disorder been here!’ (7) 5 Come up against an objection (4) 6 Frost, for example, entered state control (6) 7 Work out what’s wrong and do easing procedure (8) 14 Group identifying as male goes down to Somerset range (3,7) 16 Proper friend seen in a very basic fashion (8) 18 Feline takes mouse tail covered in blood into pigeonhole (8) 19 Ship maintained on course that’s rather gloomy (7) 21 French general nuisance and french intervention (6) 23 Worried about losing resistance to someone who’s an odd customer (6) 25 Something developing underground takes off at start with transport business (4)