Times Crossword

Across 1 Bag is carried by short manservant (6) 4 Skill a Greek character’s shown travelling round island (7) 9 What is sought by holy travellers is good mode of transport (5) 10 Looking at means for cutting back fossil-fuel industry? (9) 11 Building material down street on edge of site (9) 12 French city river, one end to the other (5) 13 Architect’s design’s ending with wood (4) 14 Smart head, one in hiding giving nothing away? (10) 18 Student from French city about to confront heretic (10) 20 Noise in church unpleasant, not half (4) 23 Component for brewing supplied by a country (5) 24 Tiresome person primarily out to play for time (9) 25 Tricks to grab open country in legal documents (9) 26 Contaminate home, leaving rubbish round (5) 27 Little girl, daughter sheltered for a 24-hour period (7) 28 Maiden, kind person providing cattle food (6)

Down 1 Very briefly ruler forms relationship with tramps (9) 2 Illness caught by the French groups involved in sport? (7) 3 Climbing mountains, don’t mention that drop of rain (6) 4 Car with its hood blown off, say (5) 5 Keep very good set of books penned by master (8) 6 Series of notes about guy who was official in Rome (7) 7 Legendary ship arrives finally in old city (5) 8 One bringing news about hotel employee? (8) 15 Almost a disaster, messing up sir’s name (4,4) 16 Like some worms in gent’s meal unfortunately (9) 17 Single upright character being put out as spotless (8) 19 Miscellany offered by wandering gleeman (7) 21 Addressing hospital, feeling unwell (7) 22 Part not being performed, a Shakespearean female (6) 23 Bird rising in the morning with squawk (5) 24 Cheap adhesive (5)