THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Direct attention to everything due maybe (6) 9 Not a bad lot and quite numerous (1,4,3) 10 Seems that won't work, in a manner of speaking (4,4) 11 Cleveland's orchard by river's edge (6) 12 Directly describing the end of civilization or the navy (8) 13 Knighted jalopy for some Indian factotum (6) 14 Beginning to go off method for building public road (7) 17 A couple of males in joint providing sleeping accommodation (7) 20 Made a lot of money! (6) 22 Foolish wife omitted from response in English (8) 25 Somewhat rude and impudent person (6) 26 Art reversed and fitted in a toy (5,3) 27 Reached the target and returned to base (4,4) 28 Softly encouraged to be refined (6) 1

DOWN

Pleased I had oil removed from the flowers (8) 2 He needs her, but reformed (6) 3 Disgrace left heart in lady's keeping (6) 4 Stephen is clearing his throat (7) 5 Surely uncomfortable for certain travellers to encounter this ? (5,3) 6 From IOM, Edgar used symbol to represent a word (8) 7 Dance that's somewhat live and terribly late ! (6) 15 Previously a chart-topper with other arrangement (8) 16 Having to show one's ability may be a check to one getting on (8) 18 Told the cove: deny violence (8) 19 I dreamt about the hotel manager (6,1) 21 Given to one undercooked, but one's used to that (6) 23 Fashionable national leader, outwardly young and vigorous (6) 24 Rivers, initially with topless divers, cease to flow (3,3)