ALAN LEE’S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. AT-

Across

1 and 5 Decisively beaten elite got

their desserts? (7,5) 10 Overturned ruling tricks fat swimmers. (8) 11 Disaster diminishes Mafia. Scot made leader. (6) 12 Run around a little from

irritation. (8) 13 Come up! Storm is near. (6) 15 Essential that son leaves semiprivate setup. (10) 19 Here one rises before sleeping,

not after. (5,5) 23 Unstructured and within modern

memory. (6) 24 Difficult chores on a vessel. (8) 25 Cleaner starts nudging

diner. (6) 26 Decayed beam buried in part of

garden. (8) 27 Confuse tot. Leave outside. (5) 28 Tree has hollow cavity to take

The Gazette. (7)

Down

2 Incumbent ended push by senior. (6) 3 Carefully checks fruit by ear. (6) 4 In this event, emperor rewarded good nature. (4,6) 6 Track and falsely convict. (8) 7 Murderer is fool, but how guilty? (8) 8 and 16 Quick to get up to date in

Sask. (5,7) 9 and 22 Humiliation hurt all the

lions. (7,5) 14 How to go to the moon? Call it

very involved. (10) 16 See 8 down. 17 European plane from WWI takes

in rising water. (8) 18 Man leaves harbour seal band

living in trees. (8) 20 Criminal in hot spot opens restaurant. (6) Ties, fouls up, unties. (6) See 9 down. (5) 21 22