THE BS CROSSWORD #3304

ACROSS:

1 Homework outstanding before term

- one’s engrossed in it (13)

10 A prop in short allows customers to try out goods before purchasing them (5)

11 US soldiers take time to support a

game defender (9)

12 Honouring with honour coming

round late in the day (9)

13 A pointed horn clipped (5)

14 One never knows what it may hold

for the present (4,3)

16 Leaders of trendy American politicians, in old collars, apply starch (7)

18 Resin men ready for baptism ? (7) 20 Dead cop perhaps, if the lobster’s

bad (7)

22 Takes off everything to see graduates

join the Sappers ? (5)

24 Fad Joanne created for movie star (4,5) 26 Get your paper here! Amphibious creature seizes steamship; a number dead (9)

27 Supported from above (5)

28 Taking up residence beforehand is

appealing (13)

DOWN:

2 It’s just like the original (7) 3 Support the other one, clairvoyant

initially foretelling events (9) 4 Police beat up sadist and throw

away key (5)

5 What infusion of golden tea is

lengthened? (9)

6 Stacks up studious types (5) 7 Otherwise one has no business in

the river (7)

8 In heart of Jackson, support Derek with Lois around, devoid of courage (5,8)

9 Reading between the lines,

normally (8,5)

15 The sort of long pants that’s enough

to make them tight (4,5)

17 They eschew conflict with a top political power if it’s about direction (9)

19 He may be banned from the cricket field but he could succeed in field events (7)

21 Writer to shoot one inside, perhaps a

king (7)

23 Bouquet’s sent up to network

director? (5)

25 Gentle reminder given twice, by

winking? (5)