Saturday’s solution

2022-05-16 -

ACROSS: 1. Crabs 4. Escapists 9. Scaling 10. Alabama

11. Overtures 12. Tenth 13. Shivers 15. Nectars 17. Ecstasy

19. Diamond 22. Sabre 24. Impetuous 26. Retrace 27. Mistier

28. Dispenses 29. Steps

DOWN: 1. Customs 2. Academies 3. Spittle 4. Eager

5. Coarsened 6. Plastic 7. Spain 8. Swathes 14. Skydivers

16. Apologise 17. Ensured 18. Average 20. Artists 21. Deserts

23. Bytes 25. Pumps