LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1043:

ACROSS: 1 Shrew 4 Matador 9 Rewritten 10 Adapt 11 Midget 12 Half-pint 13 Satnav 15 Dispatch 18 Tom Thumb 19 Epochs 21 Broccoli 23 Squirt 26 Evict 27 Falseness 28 Hurry up 29 Kitty

DOWN: 1 Shrimps 2 Rowed 3 Whitewash 4 Mite 5 Tanzania 6 Dwarf 7 Realistic 8 Stitch 14 Tomboyish 16 Pipsqueak 17 Small fry 18 Tablet 20 Satisfy 22 Cater 24 Inept 25 Slip