THE BS CROSSWORD #3381
ACROSS:
1 Loves one so dear perhaps (6) 5 Where pliers wait, to be picked up and used (8)
9 One ridiculed in actual disproof (8)
10 Put in charge at the lemonade factory ? (6)
11 In which there's not a single word of sense ? (6,4) 12 Day-dreaming, it may be gathered (4)
13 Fruit with coverings - they're bananas (8)
16 Always brave ? Not likely ! (2,4)
17 Harass the bosses in difficulty (6)
19 Healthy country is in suitable condition (3,5) 21 Individuals paired in eleven (4)
22 It's not excessive to have one's share, after a fashion (10) 25 He comes across as a false friend (6)
26 Being put out, get six in (8) 27 Man, one toppled in a gust (8)
28 Understands the note making rough sounds (6)
DOWN:
2 Two ways to leave James alienated (5)
3 Compass point in the lower Humber (5)
4 Wouldn't they stand for working in an artist's studio? (7)
5 Catches in the river and locals are worried about (7) 6 Denigrate a man with some inner deficiency (7)
7 Rage, maybe giving it whatfor (5,1,3)
8 Hang on less tightly (3,2,4) 14 Stiff bun grows on completion (9)
15 Dry places jeopardise water clock (9)
18 Uncle America, you are firstclass fighting Japanese ! (7) 19 Starts fiddling but gets in the end only a little restless (7) 20 Jack has to go round working on the roads (7) 23 In composition, four of the quintet rallied (5)
24 Have to get out of bed admit it (3,2)