CRYP T I C CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Completely fill it at sea when

stormy (7)

5 Cool drink setter had in flat (7) 9 Journey to the bar

and back? (5,4)

10 English lake strange and

disturbing (5)

11 Pancake containing

a lot of fish sauce (7)

12 One to resist change as

Hera did somehow (7)

13 Male lacking finesse

becomes cruel (9)

16 Horse cooked in casserole

wife chucked out (5)

17 Firm support for

lethal striker (5)

18 Last on tap drunk following the

birth (9)

21 TV show about female with fine

prospects (3,4)

22 Sort out drink for public

platform (7)

25 Keep away from an abyss (5) 26 Beer after milk drink good –

hurry (5,1,3)

27 Stadium, large, accommodates

second team (7)

28 Foreign currency earners in old

harbour towns? (7)

DOWN

1 Mark caught rodent

in school (7)

2 One opposed to other manual

workers? (5)

3 Mountains in

Patagonian Desert (5) 4 Nobleman given award for organ

piece? (7)

5 Mischievous child crushed seed

in hampers (7)

6 Be sensible before arriving in

time (3,6)

7 Enduring exercises with

chap in charge (9)

8 Much disliked – as lurgy! (7) 14 Impressive winger’s successful

long shot? (9) 15 Wild rage Dante exhibited in restaurant (3,6)

17 Starch idiot put into sparkling wine (7)

18 Soldiers look up for overhead protection (7)

19 Expert beneath waves that

break skin (7)

20 Stories about cat

in French city (7)

23 Excessive energy used in part of flight (5)

24 Monarch has regret about Left

and Right (5)