Crossword

Across

8 See 11A

9 Former teacher, maybe, but what an authority. (4,6)

10 Fare well with nothing at the end for

Shakespeare’s character. (8)

11/8A Can’t wait to begin? Like a horse

set to win? (6,2,2)

12 Matters of fact in brief. (5)

13 A wide boy comes across with the

backing of big shots. (4)

15 Familiar calling for the second

apostle? (4)

18 Additional set of words may suffice what re-offenders stand to receive! (7,8)

20 You’ll never be sure about this one.

(4)

21 A goat, is it? That’ll take some glib

explaining! (4)

22 One from a very large school – but

that’s small fish! (5)

25 What blows in the breeze for the

birds and the bees? (6)

27 A single heiress will do for all her

presumptive airs we hear! (8)

28 Sounds out of harmony... (10)

29 ...if there’s an element of iron about

the instrument. (4)

Down 1

Poor media figures are down to a wrong list disclosed. (3,7)

2 Stays on in front which could give one a pain in the gut! (6) 3 Wrong depot chosen. (5)

4 No way, with right in between, to get capital? (4)

5 I am verifying that it’s getting better. (9)

6 Whoever you are, you can resume an idiotic identity on line. (4,4 or 8) 7 Sounds like 22 chewing the fat? Fat chance of that for Jack! (4)

14 Skip that accentuated fifth letter –

so old fashioned if not English! (5) 16 CIA and Secret Service defy initial

law to disclose past secrets. (10)

17 It’s the meaning of that biblical word

that will give you a start. (9)

19 Unflagging, the rest lies in order...

(8)

23 ...moving fast around if only to calm

down. (6)

24 This one is always on for a plunge.

(5)

26 Exclude nothing with German going

down. (4)

27 Yearn for what is ever green. (4)