LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1277:

ACROSS: 1 Jowls 4 Zipping 9 Colcannon 10 Gulch 11 Pizazz 12 Pentagon 13 Tureen 15 Gee whizz 18 Alcatraz 19 Caress 21 Benedict 23 Bistro 26 Spitz 27 Spider web 28 Gin fizz 29 Soyuz

DOWN: 1 Jackpot 2 Waltz 3 Snazziest 4 Zany 5 Pince-nez 6 Ingot 7 Gelignite 8 Chintz 14 Recanting 16 Weariness 17 Narcissi 18 Ambush 20 Showbiz 22 Dozen 24 Tawny 25 Ritz