WEEKEND CROSS WORD

No 3249

ACROSS

1 Uncertain when travelling by aeroplane (2,2,3,3) 7 Question Liz not starting grill (4) 9 Old coin securely held (3) 10 Off-road vehicle first Scotsman took to the mountains (10) 11 Principal part of the foot (4) 12 In cords king and I fashioned for a winter sport (6,6) 15 Obtained meat from New York, some say (6) 17 Part of black-and-white photo with no clear-cut distinction (4,4) 18 Off the ground having come into existence in river (8) 20 Troy hurried to church in a sleepy state (6) 21 Young female out to enjoy herself (4,4,4) 24 Cheek of jay taking another bird (4) 26 After going round, nip out for kitchen utensil (7,3) 27 Period of history started to be eradicated (3) 28 Novice from Troy (4) 29 Analysis in laboratory of divorce (10)

DOWN

2 Pair always ask earnestly (4) 3 From behind put in to put a stop to something at the very start (3,2,3,3) 4 One does not like earth being dug up (5) 5 A revolution getting up (7) 6 Reviving said bird on the way up (9) 7 In the capacity of some square dancers (3) 8 Unusually nice candies I leave glow with heat (10) 13 With insufficient illumination putting an unfavourable construction on something (2,1,3,5) 14 Harmful science? (10) 16 I drag arms round during festival (5,4) 19 Get into a panic after centre of storm having only one blinker for the horse (3-4) 22 Here in France with hesitation it is even colder (5) 23 Very popular ordinary wine (4) 25 Man in Cleopatra’s embrace (3)