CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Electrician put on board (6) 5 Engineers track access (8) 9 Truthful in flat (2,3,5)

10 Gang from Cheshire town on the

radio (4)

11 No thanks required by count, last off, so don't mention it (3,2,3)

12 Equally calm, lake close

to city (6)

13 Prejudice shown by British

international – when? (4) 15 Collaboration from me at

sporting function (8) 18 Everyone taken in by most of

band's blatant publicity (8) 19 Stake in Victorian tearoom (4) 21 A part of poem's hostile (6)

23 A short indication of approval

heard for puzzle (8)

25 Wintry weather at present, after

first sign of spring (4) 26 Garland given girl having tea at

home (5,5) 27 Accept members carry weapons

(4,4)

28 Head, copping it, taken aback, is

to serve a prison sentence (2,4)

DOWN

2 Horse in handicap, in touch (5) 3 Listens during actual dummy

run (9)

4 Fruit, no end, for ruler (6) 5 Rebels turn on sign (15) 6 Copper left – trial date coming

up, getting close (3-2-3) 7 Relative having soiled article

removed (5) 8 Suspect something's wrong –

let alarms off (5,1,3)

14 One name put forward

beforehand (2,7)

16 How things stand with second

wife wearing two hats? (5,4) 17 Piece of equipment that could make mum more embarrassed (8)

20 Under pressure, ready for a

change, said Grace? (6)

22 One in eight perhaps bank on

Queen (5)

24 Turn of phrase used in papers on

the Isle of Man (5)