CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Backlash from Religious

Education movement (8) 5 Education shortened after girl

failed to attend (6) 10 Scratchier cat is spoiling

properties (15)

11 Stroke bird, for example (7) 12 Complaint from this writer as

beer’s missing head (7)

13 Bill’s hands and feet? (8)

15 The grasses – regularly

cut short (5)

18 In next Rambo? One might get

shot (5)

20 Nude sadly ordered to leave

area at once (8)

23 Additional help (7)

25 Show article to be edited (7) 26 Family members ignoring large, round donation for congressmen? (15)

27 Dirty place was first to be given

a makeover? (6)

28 Prisoner insists losing ‘cool’ is

made up (8)

DOWN

1 Repeats expression of hesitation over headwear (6)

2 Flat broke meant pinching to

some degree (9)

3 Tense composer’s journeys (7) 4 Frequently dull without

leader (5)

6 Isn’t worried by insect’s

heartbeat (7)

7 Son to take out gift (5) 8 Good-looking person cutting end off flower – catastrophe! (8) 9 For 50% of medics, bandaging is guaranteed (8)

14 Kept cool (8)

16 Awfully versatile folks? (9) 17 What entertainer does for each class so nothing is forgotten (8)

19 Adult allowed to wear the

jumper, perhaps (7)

21 Former lover refers to thrills (7) 22 Bishop survives reprimands (6) 24 About to provide answer (5) 25 Relation in Detroit arranged to

be picked up (5)