CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 If necessary when an arrest is made (2,1,5) 6 Thanks teetotaller with glasses for design that’s only skin-deep (6) 9 Fuss 2018 years ago (3) 10 Meat Edna chopped up and gave out (8) 11 Bird turning tail to give a shrill cry (6) 12 Work round during manoeuvre (4) 13 Book from a Milan ranch (6,4) 15 Legislation that is permissive (9,3) 18 Flawless defence that can be broken (6,7) 21 One telling lies about construction worker (10) 23 River mud can be heard (4) 24 Scored slowly (6) 26 Pleased although not good to have been sanctioned (8) 27 Have to admit (3) 28 Open-air-practice (3,3) 29 Evening air (8)

DOWN 2 Opportune occasion, second half of July (6) 3 Hack arranging linen napery (5-1-5) 4 Lady gets up two hours before noon (5) 5 Rain had battered this emperor’s defence (7) 6 Inaction’s bothering Italian conductor (9) 7 Black Jack (3) 8 Obsessed with an idea, single railway line (3-5) 14 Comic sum (6,2,3) 16 Measure 3-D part of body (5,4) 17 Think about getting mother involved in ball that will add fragrance (8) 19 Sends back profits (7) 20 Ringway to finish in Belgium (6) 22 Revolving arm up and down (5) 25 Virago ordered something sticky to be included (3)