For the love of words

A crossword to put your mind to.

Across

1 A state of health and happiness (9)

6 “The earth doth like a snake _____ / Her winter weeds outworn” – Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Hellas” (5) 9 Position oneself comfortably (7)

10 One who disavows (7)

11 Exercises to promote control of the body and mind (originally Hindu) (4)

12 Meetings with potential employers (10)

14 A timid, unfortunate simpleton (Yiddish) (7) 15 “Only ______” – a British quiz show chaired by Victoria Coren Mitchell (7)

17 A typically small, fearless dog like Toto in The Wizard of Oz (7)

18 The study of systems of measurement (7) 19 Perceptive – an anagram of “Light is fun!” (10) 22 Indicating two things or people (4)

25 “Think of” a John Lennon song (7) 26 Smoothing out – and putting in! – creases (7) 27 “Aunt Jane’s ____s” is a series by the author of The Wizard of Oz (5)

28 A colour similar to sapphire (5,4)

Down

1 Describing thin clouds (5)

2 A saloon in a public house (6,3) 3 Software glitches (4)

4 A device to attach a ship to a floe (3,6) 5 “A hangover is the wrath of ____s” – Dorothy Parker (5)

6 To regain youth (10)

7 To breastfeed a baby (5)

8 Places of employment (9)

13 A TV show featuring 12 acrosses with William F. Buckley Jr. from 1966 to 1999 (6,4)

14 The process by which a living organism uses food (9)

15 A group of people who share common goals (9)

16 An opinion piece (9)

20 Personal time and freedom to be oneself (5) 21 Even more affectedly dainty (5)

23 A feeling of contentment from simple pleasures (Danish) (5)

24 The hair of sheep and yaks (4)