THE BS CROSSWORD #3388

ACROSS:

1 Degree thesis one-third complete, but returning for my ablutions! (7)

5 They sing the praises of products (7)

9 Grow, taking head of iceberg to show again (5)

10 Strangely, onyx help to trap oxygen in this instrument (9)

11 Satisfaction obtained from keeping a secret (4,5)

12 Disinfectant some rely solely upon (5)

13 Colour that is not the first choice (4)

15 A setter maybe in it if a clue is faulty! (8)

18 Bared, yet, treacherously revealed (8) 19 Sounds like one bound on the crest of a wave (4)

22 Oily secretion features in a Goosebumps Tale (5)

24 Was he the one to sound as if used the pan with the food for Robin Hood ? (5,4)

26 Begin to make an acquaintance (9)

27 No mist but still damp (5)

28 Jimmy Wed. Mike Wed. (7) 29 Cleans and expects to make money without working (7)

DOWN:

1 New arrivals, we hear, on board (6)

2 Partner is about to become known (9)

3 Drum sound used in both rumba and samba (5) 4 When Frank Bruno has to work during festive season (6,3)

5 Quaker dessert recipe (5)

6 A cut back in brightly collared southern pastries (9)

7 Low spirits won't begin before sadness initially appears (5)

8 Decent to view and employ every other one (6)

14 Some broth must be given a stir if clot-affected (9)

16 Soap, water — what next ? (9)

17 Growing and blooming in water (9)

20 Heavy metal, maybe so retrograde? (6)

21 Braggarts put flyer in ship (6)

23 As a cricketer, Edward is restrained (5)

24 Number in a state of nerves fail an examination (5)

25 Macho man with a whiff of the sheep? (5)