THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Father takes Maud around for some Indian nosh (7)

5 Gets angry about a pound being given back when one handles things badly (7) 9 Cash transmitted difficult to

handleinside- getthepicture?(5)

10 Need a girl for her? (9)

11 On top of being too trendy,

also grand (9)

12 More retiring as thrower (5)

13 Adding and carrying around a casual shirt (7) 15 Provided the custom ! (7)

17 University snoops around;

student leader protests (7)

19 Couple shortly to dodge the

introduction (7)

21 Miser, for one, is a

conservationist (5)

23 Bad-tempered bishop interrupts

Roman pair on board (9)

25 Waltz melody, for instance (5,4)

26 Heavens above (5)

27 It seems to upset Hebrews (7)

28 If the South comes to the point,

that’s what keeps the clergy (7)

DOWN

1 Pours the soup into a pot and disappears for a while (4,3) 2 Cromwell for the defence (9)

3 Display wetness in

anticipation ? (5)

4 A cosh-and-carry? (7)

5 Is seeking a scrap when the

antagonists come out (7)

6 After great distance wait (9)

7 The ordinary people of Italy,

perhaps (5)

8 Seen red when got agitated and scoffed ? (7) 14 Sounds as if, in the knight, the

fellow is quite revolting (9)

16 This shows perpendicular

spot on railway (5,4)

17 Most railway stations have

them ! (2-5)

18 Schoolchildren made to come back on Saturday make mistakes (4-3)

19 It sounds as though Father

trades in small packages (7)

20 Back in Hades, remember

what the Baptist did (7)

22 A number get worn bad omen,

may have fatal results (5)

24 His most notable utterance was

“good-bye” (5)