CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Gone With the Wind ? It gets one enthralled (5,2,5) 9 Governor of fortress imprisons woman in metal container (9) 10 Girl’s plants (5) 11 First of exams – fail or pass? (6) 12 Exaggerate, making point and lie naughtily (4,2,2) 13 Element of Society given blame ( 6) 15 Concert is to be attended by the Queen – I give guarantee (8) 18 Infatuated with best man, harbouring love (8) 19 Gangster, old man, 100, and a beast (6) 21 Loose change somehow helps a neighbour totally emptied out (8) 23 Socialist joining a party is idolised (6) 26 Doctor, female ending in robe? (5) 27 Provider of treatment – his patter is phoney (9) 28 A craftsperson of excellent character (12)

Down

1 Maybe watches teachers marking good homework? (7) 2 Cereal that’s been put in sink – a shame! (5) 3 Requires grape juice for fermentation? That’s unavoidable (5,4) 4 You will shout (4) 5 African city spicier with sun going down (8) 6 Search for weapon (5) 7 Foreign lady to study an oldfashioned savings scheme (8) 8 The way police district gets reported (6) 14 Rest stupidly in activity, getting left behind (8) 16 Play that could have maiden alarmed, terribly, about nothing (9) 17 Support exercise that gets good person into business arrangement (8) 18 Against second XI, by the sound of it? (6) 20 Accountant gets old penny, it being edged with gold? Gold! (7) 22 Food from yesteryear on middle of plate (5) 24 State of Germany contributed to by murderer Eichmann (5) 25 Composer offers something very cold (4)