Cryptic Crossword

Across

1 Everything at that place including silver very popular (3,3,4)

7 Therefore a knoll started steep

(4)

9 Pinch some snippets (3)

10 Set bracket round alleyway

(4,6)

11 Useful cockney fellow (4)

12 Make a confession -- honestly

(4,3,5)

15 Stop trying to surrender (4,2) 17 It has two intersecting planes

hidden or otherwise (8)

18 No fellow could be solitary

person (4,4)

20 Hard worker had little back

before start of year (6)

21 Runway not used for taking

off? (7,5)

24 How billiard balls gently

touch (4) 26 Jack Straws in a word having

small strips of wood (10)

27 A Michigan buddy (3)

28 Reportedly I’d be seen (4)

29 Mavis Throstle (4,6)

Down

2 Hang around for some bread

(4)

3 Be in control on stage (4,3,4) 4 Praise old OT character in the

ascendancy (5)

5 Warned later about abridged

edition (7)

6 Leap having performed the

canter (9)

7 Spring to a certain extent

transparent (3)

8 Another Laotian did

misbehave (10)

13 Plant might be taken out of

the fire (3-3,5)

14 Libya port I mixed having state of having two extremes (10)

16 Forecast for spiritual

knowledge (9)

19 Has info about latest style (7) 22 Roof repairer on the way up

struck another match (5)

23 Responsibility lies with you

and me (4)

25 Soprano given short notice

was not happy (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Disappeared, 9 Ethos, 10 As it goes, 12 Intreat, 13 Twisted, 14 Event, 15 Bolognese, 18 Absentees, 20 Count, 21 Engages, 24 Entraps, 25 Steerage, 26 Ocean, 27 Monstrosity.

DOWN: 2 Inspect, 3 Adaptable, 4 Pint, 5 Arguing, 6 Exert, 7 Deliberated, 8 Chatters, 11 Advertising, 16 Listeners, 17 Educated, 19 Naggers, 20 Cuts out, 22 Get to, 23 Stair.