The Brain Teaser

ACROSS

1. He pretends to put a tax on gold (8)

5. Is very angry and fights back, capturing many (6)

9. As alternatives, having tanks to catch the falling rain (8)

10. The cob trotting round the man is not fully broken (6)

12. The page about not feeling well says

“Fast” (6)

13. Herb turned tail inside, though combative (8)

15. Fear is catching (12)

18. How you finally came to the conclusion about the codicil? (12)

23. It's nice to be manoeuvred into a safe, easy job (8)

24. Suppose it's when the quantity is increased by a quarter (6)

26. Offer to take the equipment in for her (6) 27. Like a successful blackberrying expedition? (8)

28. Promise to shut one up in the end of the scene (6)

29. Worried by a second plot to frame (8)

DOWN

1. Clothe, though not fully clothed oneself (6) 2. A drink that's two-thirds wine and half beer! (6)

3. And, inside, puts up a fight of a kind (5-2) 4. He takes twice the time between rounds (4) 6. Twisting or not, is crooked (7)

7. The Chinese chap with the drain trouble (8) 8. Talking about the excursion on the second page? (8)

11. Not having the sense to take the shack with nothing in it (7)

14. A cherry, perhaps, or an apple might be associated with it at its best (7)

16. Good enough to hand round? (8)

17. Basking round about the end of August is really lovely (8)

19. The bird with the crown on its head is truly surprising (7)

20. Inside the dish is the man's pot (7)

21. A cushion for the old boy (6)

22. In one of the seas, fish swam (6)

25. He left the Brazilian group (4)