CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Troops ordered to

accept tackle (7) 9 Droning sound of instant

message when holding on (8) 10 Flashy fliers leading

swimmers (7) 11 Most memorable experience

could be Helvellyn (4,4) 12 Article set out how to become famous rock group? (3,3) 13 Bill promises to pay after repair, being dishonest (10) 15 Pavlova, perhaps, that gets

sent back just the same (4) 16 Scheme news boss

threw out (9) 21 Wander in said ancient city (4) 22 Person setting out on a

task as mortician (10) 24 First to stand by unhappy

person that loves being cruel (6) 25 Frantic having refined novel,

penning the last character (8) 27 Need to have verse in

poetry replaced (7) 28 Preserve offered by inns

here for spreading (8) 29 Someone on boat

beginning to sell fish (7)

DOWN 2 Getting to feeling pain again (8) 3 Present coverage in newspaper after US soldier stole (4,4) 4 Record on order — keep

being inconvenience! (10) 5 In archipelago, big dry area (4) 6 Barbarian in charge of

architectural style (6) 7 Case on which one takes

a stand, so to speak (7) 8 One looks down in the

mouth when at work (7) 11 Take notice of circling scruff limiting parking, getting browbeaten (9) 14 Sweet wine — it’ll be felt later on (10) 17 Bring to light boat having stopped short abruptly in the middle (6,2) 18 Revolutionary test case for music-maker (8) 19 Having Elvis hairstyle, I will be knocked out by a drunk (7) 20 Unfavourable notice with few lines (7) 23 Run on guide to London or South — they’re used for short cuts every morning (6) 26 Italian 11 Across that erupts in Canterbury? (4)