CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Large birds tucked into bed caused puzzlement (7) 5 Bad dream is wrongly interpreted

(7) 9 Difficulties set up by what we

own (7) 10 Length of row on a higher level (7) 11 Parts of beds this guy tosses in

(grasping swine) (10) 12 The south of France going

through humid interval (4) 14 Roman god was resting on

decorative vase (6) 15 Awakening company, start to move in old sports car (6,2) 17 I grope in disheveled bathrobe (8) 19 Guard southern door (6) 22 Wander through mangroves

(4) 23 Monica’s sin disturbed people

with trouble sleeping (10) 26 Playing golf, run an eighth of a

mile (7) 27 Artist is single, embraced by

companion (7) 28 Geezer accepting the woman’s

cigar (7) 29 Relaxed in a chair around end of

weekend (7)

DOWN 1 Sleeping place’s origin, according to word of mouth (5) 2 Wandering Russian fighter let off

steam (7) 3 Sleeping head of state sawing

logs? (10) 4 I’m sad, wretched, low, and

gloomy (6) 5 First person left poem about

instrument (8) 6 Son of a sleeper, perhaps

(4) 7 Passing out, getting roused

when out cold? (7) 8 Make Room One Conservative’s

sleeping quarters (9) 13 Concealed around Swiss city, had some food and slept a lot? (10) 14 Sip of “Rico” rum is sleep

inducing (9) 16 Sparse and poorly lit around green, back when the day begins (8) 18 Opposite the way poetry is writ

ten? (7) 20 Start in reworked passage (7) 21 Periods of deep sleep interrupted

by minute signals to pause (6) 24 Amphetamine abysses seen in

retrospect (5) 25 Child with love for fictional dog

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