CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Coat and bras exchanged for

jumpers? (8)

5 Look brave holding the man

back (6)

9 Vessel west of region’s

docks (9)

11 Forbid eating company food (5) 12 Unnerve snake, cutting

its tail (6)

13 Best garden oddly by a river (8) 15 Men are in tent dancing tango

for fun (13)

18 Voyeur on trial, dreadfully

subversive (13)

22 Scoffed after golf club gave

information in small doses (8) 23 Smell old drunk (6) 26 American faction losing weight

exercising (5)

27 Time to slip up – I attempt to

cross old field (9)

28 Anger after hospital

department’s full (6) 29 Irresponsible pet restricting

sleep regularly (8)

DOWN

1 Sailor almost angry on base,

getting arrested (8)

2 Bishop, in essence? Android (5) 3 One with hot possessions trying

to avoid the heat? (7)

4 Mo’s ploy to abandon run (4) 6 Hug eastern doctor before

contest (7)

7 Pitmen perhaps manoeuvring

horse and cart (9)

8 Mark departs European school,

upset (6)

10 Peace is here in city with no

leaders (8) 14 Most former ateliers rebuilt (8) 16 Is tense after naughty child

becomes radical (9)

17 Sonny improperly starts to yawn, mocking sir’s airs and graces perhaps (8) 19 Condiment very popular with

English on fish (7)

20 Summarise what batsman

might be before boundary (7) 21 Convince Salvation Army to turn

up? Certainly (6)

24 Not a single person from Spain

under twelve (2-3)

25 District in Far East (4)