CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Our present period

stirs anarchist ire (9,3) 8 Roofer has two daughters — one is not much of a catch (7) 9 Notice number involved

in shambles in folly (7) 11 Appropriate company fancies possibly saving time (10) 12 Try wide

new garment (4) 14 Britain wants each expanse of water beyond the Bosporus (5,3) 16 Trick upset a

hotel cleaner (6) 17 Small egg container

knocked over (3) 19 London team is 0-0 in Paris half way into match (6) 21 Supporters in rowing boat join in arguments (8) 24 Data collected

in rainforest (4) 25 Pour out a port from America that’s priceless (10) 27 On which to find 21 piece with beer (7) 28 Thug throws out

northern comic (7) 29 Strangely, Roy had Chopin’s anxiety about health (12)

DOWN

1 Russian leader briefly surrounds Arab port, closing bars (7) 2 Soldiers upped and left defeat, getting carpeting (10) 3 Troubled nurse

bandages sting (8) 4 Convict popular

couple (6) 5 Having nothing on, English horse turned up (4) 6 Quickly say: ‘Dance

cancelled’ (4,3) 7 Supply sibling with top man’s job in exchange? (12) 10 They blended with sirens in ship’s audio equipment (12) 13 Standard party

message received (5,5) 15 Appearance of caviare with odd bits missing (3) 18 Old goods brought inside to block sledge (8) 20 One French city cramps female’s early years (7) 22 Agents seize informer touring old European state (7) 23 Lecture school about

waste water (6) 26 It makes a gorgeous pudding if most of it’s thrown away! (4)