CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Agreement from politician blocking company law (7)
9 Minister’s place of sin probed by a tabloid (8)
10 Code will be broken with strange behaviour (7)
11 Not one of the favourites is rude to eccentric (8)
12 Caution mostly needed with favourite blanket (6)
13 Anomaly of hesitation by sailor with allowance (10)
15 Choker’s speech in audition (4)
16 Incisive Tory, oddly with charm (9)
21 Defeat, being exposed on east of border (4)
22 Commission centre-page spread (10)
24 Sort of person found in advertising legacies (6)
25 Turns aside, seeing weaknesses across line (8)
27 A name adopted by players before a game (7)
28 Downgrade emissary on outskirts of Rome (8)
29 Right about man being rejected for acceptance (7)
DOWN
2 Person running a business exercise welcomed by speaker (8)
3 The chances of a view (8)
4 Can’t care about eating American lobster perhaps? (10)
5 Place of army officer after evicting tenant (4)
6 Sickness that’s a value in North America (6)
7 Smooth Italian supporting quiet area for kids to play in (7)
8 Relevance of demeanour? (7) 2 Person running a business exercise welcomed by speaker (8)
3 The chances of a view (8) 4 Can’t care about eating American lobster perhaps? (10)
5 Place of army officer after
evicting tenant (4) 6 Sickness that’s a value
in North America (6) 7 Smooth Italian supporting quiet area for kids to play in (7)
8 Relevance of
demeanour? (7) 11 Complete musical about love finding things to wear (9)
14 Property of beer in a setter upset (4,6)
17 Case to be heard before tea out will be cut short (8)
18 Point, satisfied with small blouse? (4,4)
19 Rests having broken pride on board ship (7)
20 Academic priest set up outline (7)
23 Join in support of European issue (6)
26 Gallery’s last debt regularly rescheduled (4)