WEEKEND CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Georgia, last character preparing a chop and soup (8) 9 Throw one medal in during dance (6) 10 Quits the plaza (6) 11 Exorbitant demand from old lawsuit (8) 12 Feeble for a few days, we hear (4) 13 Obligatory trip this period of diplomatic service (4,2,4) 15 Prove to be right to form even right margin (7) 17 Although indecisive, I had gone back to the railway (7) 20 Likely place to find Jack (2,3,5) 22 Strip of wood from machine had not been finished (4) 24 Doctor, he had gone round enclosure soaked (8) 26 Meat pre-arranged in basket (6) 27 Assortment that can be played (6) 28 Process of dissolving the answer (8)

DOWN

1 Dog’s call audible on ship (6) 2 Increased supply and demand towards more expensive tastes (8) 3 Accurate but not artistic presumably (10) 4 and 14 How tortoise or crab could become less shy? (4,3,2,3,5) 5 Part of Caucasian area? (4) 6 Clever sort of fidget (6) 7 Tax or cheat (8) 14 See4 16 Weakened the spirit (8) 18 The maple concoction for the wife (8) 19 Penny rather coarse but straitlaced (7) 21 Deal with part that’s held (6) 23 Within epicentre more felt the vibration (6) 25 Higher-sounding greeting (4)