Mungo MacCallum’s Cryptic
ACROSS
1. Worships war god holding party (6)
5. Rock roller plays with his pussy (8)
9. Ignorant, new in wearing official raiment (10)
10. Pay at the door – English system of law (4)
11. Removes hepatic organs and gives birth (8)
12. Big ships. protectors (6) 13. Small collection of supplies – a joke (4)
15. Unknown phone glitch – but
working for Nick! (8)
18. Turn target around pine – Australian tree? (8)
19. Smell – Eastern boy returns (4)
21. Tom has risen with relish! (6) 23. Organised fires and plunders
(8)
25. Smile, Ray (4)
26. An obstruction is fruit found
in the throat (5,5)
27. Unhappily relating to a
threesome (8)
28. Gets angry about boils (6)
DOWN
2. Dumb compact? (5)
3. Royal, popular Belgian cartoon hero – but actually a dog! (3,3,3)
4. Small modulations for Jagger and his group (6)
5. Message a rare mix – a jumble. But it made a successful plebiscite (4-3,8)
6. Queue after team – not the main job (8)
7. Writer about … about … a nut! (5)
8. Outsiders, confused – done drugs (9)
14. Marsupial ursine? No – a common mistake. She’s pure Australian! (5,4)
16. Tree fruit? Actually it’s a bromeliad (9)
17. Friends back for a burst – right in the middle! (4-4)
20. Burdens of running services
(6)
22. State bird of the island (5)
24. Spilled milk over Irish rug (5)