TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Lively theatrical performance by university in Florida (7) 5 Put up with belly (7) 9 Old dog biting Charlie? Result! (5) 10 Doctor strict here – one leaves on this? (9) 11 What one might be for life? (10) 12 Count mackerel you caught (4) 14 Opening batting, stepped with gusto out of rear of pavilion (12) 18 Where one might find 13 lorries? A boat at sea (12) 21 Make a note of following Conservative – one’s likely to put one’s foot in it (4) 22 Type of jazz – it is entertaining on conventions (10) 25 Learning it? A dunce unfortunately retains nothing (9) 26 Shape country (5) 27 Looking for Neptune, by the sound of it (7) 28 Most effortless snooze, ultimately? Sleep back to front (7)

Down

1 Benefit for female with sex appeal (6) 2 Welcome suitable clothing – cold church (6) 3 Ferries go off carrying new people from abroad? (10) 4 Cowboy might hold one woman with nothing on (5) 5 Certain to cut bottom – put on plaster in resignation (9) 6 Reluctant to ignore learner’s swear-word (4) 7 Strong Greek holding shelves evenly (8) 8 Annoying prince at home? Good (8) 13 Small insect – it’s amazing for biologists, perhaps (10) 15 This could create slip-up from pupils coming home (9) 16 Mainly large ice’s shifting to make these (8) 17 Certain sailor with stringed instrument below in case (8) 19 Find large Mexican pancake flipping excellent at first (6) 20 What follows launch of a perfume? (6) 23 Closely spaced poles in river (5) 24 Vehicle for hire turning up at times on island (4)