Alan lee’s cryptic crossword no. 430

Across

1 Visionaries miss opening drills. (7)

5 Leaves with bare spots. (7)

9 It is for an animal in decline. (7)

10 Two continents, a foreign sea,

and one state. (7)

11 Cranes in part of river. (9)

12 One in maximum damp. (5) 13 Greek character in the Aegean is

rather brown. (5)

15 Hear score broadcast by runner. (9) 17 and 19 We all pray on the outcome of this annual event. (9,5)

22 Uncovered contents of returned

vehicle outside Kansas. (5) 23 Condition is painless as a leg in a sling. (9)

25 Protective layers, like lint in gags with no label. (7)

26 Stamp one on an amphibian. (7)

27 Do they avoid confrontations in the park? (7) 28 Swamped, having pull, indeed. (7) Down

1 Official, when short, employs rejects. (7)

2 From plane, supply oxygen to duck. (7)

3 There’s always time to turn over. (5)

4 Burn during sudden rise in extra cost. (9)

5 Attracts Loto Quebec interest. (5) 6 Cooks joint on vessel. (9) 7 Mountain has relatively poor weather… (7)

8 …which might descend around a nearby city. (7)

14 Staying away from an empty area overlapping Charleston. (9) 16 Surveyed the condition of a vessel under sail. (9)

17 Picked up hatchback and got in front. (7)

18 Enjoy having actor Beatty compared. (7)

20 Hurt again, and inactive. (7) 21 Wished 2018 to end poorly. (7) 23 Church features mistakes left out. (5) 24 Commemorative cup for good bird. (5)