CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Doctor No’s at place to trade in

007’s vehicle? (5,6)

10 The ultimate feature of some games (5)

11 It’s more alarming admitting if one means to break up (9) 12 Every Russian in sporty car to gad about (9)

13 Little chap beginning to thrive before long (5)

14 Colourless football team

switching pair at the back (6) 16 A kiss cut short to show affection for one that may be related (8)

18 What’s brought from food shop

before jolly (8)

20 Hospital cutting top-class

medication that’s on the rise (6) 23 Bridge players perhaps unpleasant creatures when losing the lead (5)

24 & 26 Vehicle for 007 damaged

slightly evading hit (3,6,9) 26 See 24 Across

27 For Frenchman, extremely small

lock (5) 28 Characters showing relief from disturbed rest slept round about (11)

DOWN

2 Use artillery for cover (5) 3 Group of stars gathering at address (7)

4 Fail to find motorway covering Scottish island (6)

5 Organist somehow dressing

down (8)

6 Stupid African despot for the

listener (7)

7 Lout with money just about fit

for purpose (5-3-5) 8 Visit our amazingly talented

musicians (8)

9 Indiana Jones perhaps

loathes a corgi barking (13) 15 Sweet shot? (5-3)

17 Note time absorbed in

handicraft (8)

19 Trace viewer regularly

introducing Top Gear driver (7) 21 Love potion makes Duke of Edinburgh tango with the queen (7)

22 Removing vice from China

perhaps is a hard problem (6) 25 Plans advanced in certain days

in Rome (5)