IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 In which top players compete for PM’s job (11) 9 Ulster artist impressing Morrison’s rock band (7) 10 Free, like brand new cello? (7) 11 Extract of original spirit (3) 12 Bridge supporter annoys settler (7) 13 Spot area of County Down for old folk (7) 14 No good abandoning immature second person (3) 15 Skip around theatre on way back (5) 17 Dainty 23 in Bonn elected (5) 18 Nick recalls providing lunch, ignoring one from abroad (5) 20 Force the Spanish to follow one politician (5) 22 Drive from here and there occasionally (3) 24 Italian food in Cochin surprisingly good at first (7) 25 In French college mislay pen (7) 26 Group of people instigating change in Romania (3) 27 Revised series about university put out again (7) 28 Tend to work with 22 to achieve easing of tension (7) 29 Marshal Ney was ready for January 1st (3,5,3)

DOWN

1 Nonstop action, a topic that always comes up for debate? (9,6) 2 Flexible shoemaker’s model I found in City (7) 3 Fancy losing latest photograph (5) 4 Journey there and back involves torpid run (5,4) 5 Regular visitor’s rather in the shade (7) 6 Legal authority to forewarn poet possibly close to penury (5,2,8) 7 Thorny, like some woods (6) 8 Inventor brings up end of match (6) 16 Priest for one stops one appalling benefit (9) 18 On reflection, English wig provided shape (6) 19 Journalist spotted cutting tool (7) 21 Tracked down and guided old pet inside (7) 23 Cancel events in which this football team appears (6) 25 Duck about to perish, heading north (5)