GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,918

ACROSS

1,16 What greedy types have sadly doesn’t start to go away — so, in truth, it’s disgusting! (6,2,3,6) 6 Endlessly rebel against exploitation — calm down! (6) 9 See 24 10 Blast out rocks — not

the full amount (8) 11 Dives with power to crap — occasionally gull slightly worried tour leader (9) 13 Be back at bottom (experienced recession) (5) 15 Businessman with nothing? Judgment needs reversing (3,3) 17 Lines in road, ones

round new zone (6) 18 Began to write in

reference book (6) 19 Others in work turned

over very quickly (6) 21 Financier (or crook) holding over ten million in Delhi (5) 22 Selfish speech involving quarrel over old school subject (9) 25 Sham! Sick country, one has to conclude (8) 26 Artist reduced access

(6) 28 Fruit harvest originally stops school in Provence (6) 29 Politician with reduced brainpower tries to spin (8)

DOWN

2 Cash needed to keep up a British institution, initially (3) 3 Bright? Not when

head’s gone (5) 4 Battle of Britain? Let me think (one with many stories to tell) (10) 5 A Sierra! Wrong about

Clarkson’s last car (6) 6 Leaving university, coming out with this? (4) 7 Shamefully common places giving poor support, essentially (4,5) 8 Effort unrewarded — left in bar at party (5,6) 12 Provided for Ellie splashing out — why one’s very easily led (4,2,5) 14,23 To save, I grant, was difficult with these (10,5) 16 See 1 20 Get back from Uncle Ed’s in about eight minutes (tops) (6) 23 See 14 24,9 Has meekly compromised over current British businessman (4,6) 27 She’s always

short (3)