The Brain Teaser

ACROSS

1. Made a fuss when taken past one's stop? (7,2)

6. Back in the laboratory, is he? (5)

9. Lots and lots, a thousand head, of animals (5)

10. Coming to and carrying the lot inside (9)

11. Felt the full impact of the punch and was knocked out by? (4,2,4)

12. Traffic – and a lot of it (4)

14. Points out the suits, first, and the handkerchiefs (7)

15. Produces and strews all about (7)

17. Are putting shredded suet in, plain and simple (7)

19. A local girl (7)

20. There's wine in the boot (4)

22. Information one has to stoop to get? (3,3-4)

25. Will he not take on any conventional work? (3-6)

26. Respond to militaristic behaviour? (5)

27. Fed up and angry by half time (5)

28. Be smart and look good in the line-up (5,4)

DOWN

1. Calling for skill (5)

2. Presses on, giving the wrong answers (9)

3. Establishes when the tune is played the birds climb in (10)

4. After many irritations, abandons it (7)

5. Made out Lana Tur—- was an obvious choice for the role (7)

6. A name from the programme (4)

7. Touring in “Lady Be Good” (5)

8. Is alleged, by wangling, to have made it permissible (9)

13. Jack's towards the back (10)

14. It conveys rapture (9)

16. Enlarge on the variety of ale or tea the British go in for (9)

18. Got up late (7)

19. The rest can get tied up in a bundle (7)

21. The drink may be iced, right? (5)

23. The two boys have been together from birth (5)

24. Asked to be informed (4) 1 Repose; 4 Crackers; 10 Pie-eyed; 11 Pimento; 12 Reed; 13 Four hearts; 16 Extort; 17 Pedicle; 20 Propane; 21 Cornet; 24 Dispirited; 25 Acre; 27 Gavotte; 29 Overarm; 30 Suppress; 31 Chaser.

DOWN: 1 Repartee; 2 Present arms; 3 Styx; 5 Reporter; 6 Competitor; 7 Eon; 8 Scouse; 9 Ad hoc; 14 Ruling class; 15 Proprietor; 18 Infidels; 19 Streamer; 22 Adages; 23 Lemon; 26 Leah; 28 VIP.