LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION, No 1283:

ACROSS: 1 Mecca 4 Halitosis 9 Sugarplum

10 Knock 11 Larynx 12 Errands 14 Medjugorje 19 Nosh 20 Space cadet 22 Lourdes 23 Fatima 26 Udder 27 Elaborate 28 Handstand 29 Sword DOWN: 1 Musclemen 2 Cigar 3 Aeronaut 4+25

Holy Land 5 Lumberjack 6 Takers 7 Spoonfeed 8 Sikhs 13 Compostela 15 Disburden 17 Gets ahead 18 Octagons 21 Adores 22+16 Lough Derg 24 Idaho