CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Probing viral disease, doctor

with a carrier (6)

5 Work with a venture

that’s most shady (8)

9 Beast Adam learns about (10) 10 Graduate close

to pet project (4)

11 Asian animal’s sweep blocking

comeback of viper (3,5)

12 60s mum keeps home (6) 13 Prime Minister’s said there’s no

obvious exit from this (4) 15 Learner involved in giving

treatment (8)

18 Surmise about South American

city being poor (8)

19 Miss, born first of December (4) 21 With wings withdrawn, falcon

over compartment (6)

23 Not all who use site take

care of property (5-3)

25 Heckle, dismissing one

European king as fool (4) 26 Rival clubs locking small Parisian in changing room (10) 27 Knight crazy about English rose

regularly ignored beauties (8) 28 Harry Styles, most roguish (6)

DOWN

2 Custom from America, say,

taken up (5)

3 Swear sheep is dancing

with lamb (9)

4 Coarse Yankee supporting

Republican in win (6) 5 Personification of London

banker? (3,6,6) 6 Bitterness from a baseless misdemeanour over New Year (8) 7 University with refurbished

bar north of city (5)

8 Reserve opinion for matter (9) 14 Lament nun’s straying and

dissolution (9)

16 Cuckoo covetingly wanting

condor’s top endurance (9) 17 Smart Aleck’s main column’s

beginning in Telegraph (8) 20 Hardship you reported squeezed into formal wear (6)

22 Timber article put

in fine space (5)

24 English player’s sporting

equipment (5)