CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Nuisances losing one’s shades

(7)

5 Where newsreader finds words

to describe traffic hold-up? (7) 9 Half of side are of use and have

merit (7)

10 Doctor with work for each

dispenser (7)

11 Burn wrong empty garage (5) 12 Excitedly cite genre that’s full

of vigour (9)

13 Rent objectives may be shock

problem for girls (5,4)

15 This should beat lentils, for

example (5)

16 A sailor crossing line for

worship here (5)

18 Permission to proceed there’s headroom enough (9) 21 Way of raising green fare,

possibly? (4-5)

24 In Parisian street, turn back

reprobate (5)

25 Flourish, but seeing deprivation in return of Mafia (7)

26 Quality of humour in drought?

(7)

27 Bears sure to change after

finish (7)

28 Two students occupying

rubbish work desk (4-3)

DOWN

1 People barely able to live? (7) 2 Weapons set up in aeroplane’s

racks (7)

3 Vehicle parking log for a

craftsman (9)

4 Public display of emotion is a

bit of an act (5) 5 Recipient’s speech on

European energy (9)

6 In marathon, goes for

something to wear (5)

7 Type of letter in Rome, for

example (7)

8 Reach out after exam, oddly, is

such a pain (7)

14 Prison means new identities

(9)

15 Description of beam in

imposing entrance (9) 16 A couple of females - fit and

friendly (7)

17 Slight grasp offered by tool

he’d designed (7)

19 Ignore rain finally and choose

to cover golf (7)

20 Still drink makes it equal (5,2) 22 A step up in enterprise

recognised (5)

23 Cardinal that’s up for a duck

(5)