THE BS CROSSWORD

# 2825

ACROSS

9 He painted La Gioconda, driven mad after loss of capital (8,2,5) 10 Cause physical distress if calf damaged and starting to twitch (7) 12 Revenues from company

involved in various mines (7) 13 Learning cocktail, at the

moment, is on the shelf (9) 14 Southern railway, though backward, takes one to a country (5) 15 Legendary rich guy gets

called, then folds (7) 18 Mounts, perhaps, and starts

on a journey (4,3) 21 Tending to mimic a baloney (5) 23 Bash 'im in, pa - confusing

the platypus and his ilk (9) 25 Bacon's lines (7) 26 Cut a girl and slip away (7) 29 Heathen relics we destroyed

with fireworks (9-6)

DOWN

1 "A Circus performer? Get

away!" you say (4) 2 Remove "day of leisure" (4) 3 Sail club capsize that could

make one sick! (8) 4 At the turn of the tide the

editor made a change (6) 5 Girls who please have them ! (8) 6 Deprives of occupation (6) 7 Boy miner worked while not

fully developed (2,6) 8 Court official introducing

counsel to man (8) 11 Better be the one to impose a

penalty (5) 15 Ancient works popular with

our betters ? (8) 16 Go east at foreign aircraft

speed (8) 17 Contradictory orders to the

yachtsman for more canvas (8) 19 When darkening skies are

tinged with gilt anew? (8) 20 Peel off with French leader

on stretch of water (5) 22 Doctor the woman imbibing

drink (6) 24 Forced lady to tuck into

dessert (6) 27 When he's around one moves

quickly (4) 28 Adjourned for some wine (4)