CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 What hairdresser did was decided beforehand (3,3,5) 9 It is senseless when unwell to go back in charge with Alan (9) 10 Drunk not willing to part with money (5) 11 Mug, loud one (4) 12 Piece of meat some men have to 11 across (6,4) 14 Sergeant-major left unpleasantly ingratiating host (4) 15 White bird becoming greyest now! (5,5) 19 Find Apollo coming from low flat area (5,5) 20 and 21 With this as an obsession troubling Hanoverian Beth (4,2,3,5) 23 and 25 Blows against business (9) 27 Start to ask for endless turn of batting (9) 28 Unpremeditated combustion ?(11)

DOWN 1 Little consolation at the farm (4,7) 2 To Georgia, it’s a loose outer garment (4) 3 After rejecting study, go with nearly everybody who’s active at night (9) 4 Clever to hide £1 in pottery (5) 5 Destined for the match (8) 6 Follow Venetian magistrate endlessly (3) 7 Redhead and I, artist and four fellows mixed with the rabble (4-4) 8 Not go from Peebles to Paisley (4) 13 Difficult, a slow-mover’s lacking in pity (4,2,5) 16 and 17 In a state of readiness to go on stage (7,2,3,5) 18 Adore the shooting stick (6,2) 21 Swear it was in the boathouse (4) 22 Machine-hand?(5) 24 and 26 Incursions no raids could become (7)