Alan lee’s cryptic crossword no. 442

Across

1 Calm fashion. (7)

5 Old fighter in a

Toronto avenue. (7) 9 Regret mentioning point in food. (7)

10 Reaches towards serpent and provokes. (7) 11 Supporter followed behind like some pigeons. (9) 12 Hungry chap pleads and keeps food. (5)

13 and 15 Lager maker folded due

to excessive growth. (5,9) 17 and 19 Huge market bars

cooked food. (9,5)

22 Start to put electric wire back

with relief. (5)

23 No charge to stay between sea and liner’s deck. (9)

25 List gold in display. (7) 26 Inscription overlaps surface cover. (7)

27 Doubled over making petition to Turner. (7)

28 Wants clip from modem and

says so. (7) Down

1 Wary when vehicle spills fuel. (7)

2 She may cry for more. Run away! (7)

3 Town in Oklahoma harvests corn. (5) 4 and 23 down It’s the latest skin care treatment. (9,5) 5 and 16 Admit error in stadium improvement. (5,9) 6 Mimics eat food as pacifiers. (9) 7 Contented sound rises in it’s centre, then bursts out. (7) 8 Swears falsely, hiding name in responses. (7)

14 The final joke comes when guys open their gear. (9)

16 See 5 down

17 House leader, while sick, raised stakes at summit. (7) 18 Changeable animal swallows food bill. (7)

20 Dodging old dominion amid mounting tumult. (7) 21 Sliders lose lead to Jokers. (7) 23 See 4 down

24 Dolly Parton is money, some said. (5)