CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Did press find Ecstasy in psychedelic drug? (5) 4 Tired of former partner and husband, a cast-off that gets time inside (9) 9 Soil dug up at No.1 turned over for quarantine (9) 10 Church suffering freeze (5) 11 Eastern Times colour covers cold and obsolete (7) 12 Getting free small amount in the bank? (7) 13 Capsized ship that’s trapped way down in rushes (6) 15 What goes up when it’s coming down? (8) 18 Something to soothe hosts about film’s being shot here? (8)

20 Fail to win in court in which one’s real identity is hidden (6) 23 What links Only Sixteen and When I’m Sixty-Four, and who likes them? (7) 24 Othello overthrown after plot in pillow-talk scene (7) 26 Run as one in crowd scene (5) 27 A puzzle designed to throw out a shock (9) 28 Neglected quartet reportedly arrived one short of a team (9) 29 Bear in booth (5) DOWN

1 Cosmic, like a little limerick apparently (9) 2 Army’s joined with good spirit (5) 3 Daughter stormed and ran away … (7)

4 … is son covered in leaves? (6)

5 Give a bit, being generous (8) 6 Having run foolishly around bay, lay bare (7) 7 Instruments playing score for the listener with opinions (9) 8 Party’s full of students — they have very small houses (5) 14 Meet where Cockneys buy chicken? (9) 16 Changing date to hold draw was trying (9) 17 Good person taken in by criminal with social worker’s uniform (8) 19 Fuss with rent over the top — one gets the wind up (7) 21 Hose may run up them, they run up hose (7) 22 Get in boat at sea — and no bait prepared? (6) 23 Quiet little gnome works to be ranked on this (5) 25 After work, time for something dramatic? (5)