THE BS CROSSWORD

# 3034

ACROSS

1 Lumber over damaged engraved design (7) 5 Mail conflict of the late 1940s, etc. (7) 9 Gladstonian period eminence achieved by fighter against tyranny (9) 10 Against one taking everyone back to the house (5) 11 Possibly black men on board (5) 12 Overhanging when about to happen ? (9) 13 Part of cooker produced by petrol combine (3-4) 15 Cricket match puts one back again in a worse mood (7) 17 One joining film festival for 102 Dalmatians? (7) 19 Tense, after so much practice ? (7) 21 Change one's bank, perhaps (5,4) 23 Chip is describing rare bird call (5) 25 Go slow when fasting, my love! (5) 26 For cutting discount, being unprincipled (9) 27 Batsman facing bowler, or one who's out? (7) 28 Draws dissected eastern insect (7)

DOWN

1 Very angry boar (4,3) 2 Do cattle salute at the riverbend? (2,3) 3 Fletcher, a man of the church (9) 4 Time and time again I indulge in antique Chinese lacework (7) 5 A low wall to copy in part (7) 6 Endlessly protecting a species of juniper (5) 7 Gluttonous beast shoved drunken lover in the drink! (9) 8 Chicken, perhaps, deciding upfront to abandon open car (7) 14 A drink for the late arrival (9) 16 Started to fight and was black-balled ! (6,3) 17 Bird's loud sounds of laughter? (7) 18 Cutter that is more rigorous (7) 19 The sort of hat one may have to eat ? (7) 20 Advice on the favourites - they're worn out ! (7) 22 How one trembled, seeing leader with pirate captain (5) 24 As one spared the supreme sacrifice, is Monica finally over Bill? (5)