LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1194:

ACROSS: 1 Ad-lib 4 Liberator 9 Tormentor 10 Torus 11 Russia 12 Siamese 14 Impresario 16 Shia 19 Eats 20 Underpants 22 Hoodlum 23 Lumbar 26 Bared 27 Redrafted 28 Teddy bear 29 Early

DOWN: 1 Afterlife 2 Larks 3 Beehives 4 Lute 5 Bird-spider 6 Ritual 7 Turkey hen 8 Rosie 13 Bains-marie 15 Petrograd 17 Assuredly 18 Spousage 21 Gladly 22 Habit 24 Biter 25 Odor