CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Criticism for each returned fish (8)

5 Charm from a drug smuggler ending in airport (6) 10 Meandering bus trip gets near city (5,10)

11 Marine mammals, perhaps captured – one hopefully has them on board (3,4)

12 Put information into code in French vault (7)

13 Cooked our moist chicken (8) 15 John’s energy unrestricted (5) 18 Carry out desire for senior member (5)

20 Ambition to swallow stout grew (8)

23 Make smooth, milky coffee after following note (7)

25 Wise man following dad’s route (7)

26 Government interference affected investment in Rio (15)

27 Mix up clothing, porter possibly going topless (6)

28 Borrowers usually pay this attention (8)

DOWN

1 Block is in place (6)

2 First and foremost, one student is behind most of school year (9)

3 Busy during month, e.g. October (2,3,2)

4 Mate finishes this chapter – he’s succeeded (5)

6 Doctor is calm about uranium? Pleasing to hear (7)

7 Pants initially large – one usually selects Y-fronts (5) 8 Turn over and seize the woman at the same time (8)

9 Show welcoming resistance with Boris’s last U-turn (8)

14 Alder – one exotic shrub (8) 16 I have to support Aida, say – tense worker (9)

17 Improving English and longing to ring one female (8)

19 Sun to rise on river? That’s normal (7)

21 Royal Engineers with shop to repair (7) 22 Acknowledge what one could do to hair (6) 24 Change voice briefly in front of the Queen (5) 25 Physical training outside university feasible for don (3,2)