CROSSWORD Chris Leyland No. 49

ACROSS

1 US apartment stocking right good US snack (4,3) 5 For a little house breaking prison’s excessive (7) 9 Horse tracks reveal areas nostalgic for old Tykes (7) 10 Regret (audible)gibe in supporting actors’ chatter (7) 11 Sex appealshown by lady dancing without date in country (5) 12 Quietly He, King in lowly hut’s to be present for us? (9) 13 Shrub found after raking garden hay (9) 15 Getting odd drink with my card game... (5) 16 ...I produce cider during ‘Snap!’ plentifully (5) 18, 24 Savoury filling soon enhanced ie spiced up (6,3,5) 21 Beery blurcured by soft fruit (9) 24 See 18 25 I’m involved in returning unfit drums (7) 26 Bird’s maybe causing curse nearly followed by one back (7) 27 Phone about duck, dry and going off (7) 28 See us dust a bust for waxworker (7)

DOWN

1 Old-fashioned humour is heard primarily from Bude (7) 2 Colourful send-off by 500 supporting N. Yorks town (3,4) 3 Badly needto spruce up W. Yorks village (5,4) 4 Asphyxiates rabbits (5) 5 Compare Rolls with Élan no end in Riviera? (9) 6 Not a lie getting Tiger right up to hole initially (5) 7 What comes from a Gran and Ma exchanging letters? (7) 8 Essay not given ‘A’ business expert penned ? Diplomacy’s needed here (7) 14 In buggy-racing clubs with skill one is decked with medal (2-7) 15 Press one’sdodging requires replies (9) 16 Judge a bishop downing nip (7) 17 Dive Victoria possibly came across (7) 19 Character involved with thieves is a liberal and a graduate (3,4) 20 Uncovered legal document about 2ndhalf of ground rent (7) 22 Outside hospital one with vaccine up for spicy snack (5) 23 Idle chat after last drop from sherry vessel (5)