CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Concede new hotel worth it having been rebuilt (5,2,3,5) 9 Hit back and prune plant (7) 10 Offer a lot for sale? (7) 11 The Italian politician is narrowminded (9) 12 Give way, leaving space demarcated (4) 13 Sort of music book, one of four (6) 15 Sinks vessels that carry fuel (8) 18 Food from the sea not rejected by board (8) 19 One who calls ‘Double’? (6) 22 Power cut? That’s a relief (4) 23 Stag maybe cancelled – scurry along (6,3) 26 I get angry about working period (4,3) 27 Girl who’s wet behind the ears, but possibly genuine (7) 28 How James Bond may be like Jaws? (5,2,3,5) DOWN 1 Excellent garnish for food (7) 2 Country sport, with Right and
Left divided over answer (5) 3 Breezeblock, when split, may
give shelter (9) 4 Unusual pedantry dismissing DT
word for linen (6) 5 Top player in rugby pack getting
a grip (8) 6 Mark’s second (4) 7 Sign of giving up after a few
light exercises (5,4) 8 They tweet of profits attached
to most of range (7) 14 Master too excited, getting such
accommodation on board (9) 16 Drunk getting to grips with a problem feature in American car (4-5) 17 Gloomy weather’s ending – love the hat! (8) 18 Spice of father welcoming pointless risk (7) 20 Runs free in confusion before quiet jog (7) 21 Angle to go round beat regularly – it’s an obsession (6) 24 Cat formerly found around west of Ukraine (5) 25 Plain wicked pinching girl’s rear (4)