QUICK CLUES

Across 1 Organisation (5)

4 Onlooker (9)

9 Make enquiries (3,6)

10 Charges (5)

11 Powerless (6)

12 Former county

official (8)

14 Sour sweets (4,5)

15 Edges (5)

17 Liberated (5)

19 City’s representative (4,5) 22 Biblical vessel (5,3) 24 Genuine (6)

26 Royal house (5)

27 In an even way (9) 28 Woodwork (9)

29 Tatter (5)

Down

1 Shoulder blade (7) 2 Go away (4,1,4)

3 Conditionally

released (7)

4 Weep (4) 5 Painful after riding (6-4) 6 Stuffy (7)

7 Piece of information (5) 8 Begrudges (7)

13 Protective garment (6,4) 16 Rainless season (3,6) 17 Zealot (7)

18 Merit (7)

20 Units of length (7)

21 Transmitted (7)

23 Type of tree (5)

25 Miniscule (4)