TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Account by about 21 people in court? (7)

5 Recover from fresh miracle (7) 9 Spontaneous remark from District Attorney upset lawyers in Boston, initially (2-3)

10 Cause of increase in damage? (9)

11 Specialist almost spoilt niece’s encounter (10)

12 Fish deep (4)

14 Provoke colleague from time to time (12)

18 Results obtained from prisoner with chains (12)

21 Bond ignoring female with diamonds, pre-owned (4) 22 Appeal again for rehearsal (10) 25 Put out fire – enter block (9) 26 Financial help rejected by one northern country (5)

27 Do shout to limit male’s sleeping (7)

28 Some get here safely in May? (7)

Down

1 Inspire article about what follows funeral (6)

2 Spiritual leader lacking energy in chapel I roused (6)

3 Paper is after loan before editor’s removed (10)

4 Go right inside disreputable bar (5)

5 Thought to take out large meal (9)

6 Cleaner reluctant to scrub yard (4)

7 Before noon, one Liberal Democrat’s friendly (8) 8 Imagination Disney stirred up inside me (5,3)

13 Unsettled at home and fed up, I fool with ecstasy (10)

15 A goddess intended to be heartless for fun (9)

16 Oscar caught by copper and possibly spotted getting tied up (8)

17 Nuts aren’t about to worry animal (8)

19 Toy instrument (6)

20 Burbank – a rather gripping city (6)

23 Plane on time for get-together (5)

24 Melody from American lifted atmosphere (4)