DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Group line should be held in general ( 7)

9 Proper nozzle for watering a flower ( 8)

10 Lack of restraint shown by a group performing ( 7)

11 Beast from the east – and there without her to provide cover ( 8)

12 A residential area may see problem rejected in advance ( 6)

13 Popular criminal dealers welcoming the Queen’s conclusions ( 10)

15 Started to lose heart – and head! ( 4)

16 Doctor able to speak and explain further ( 9)

21 Sort of look and stagger back ( 4)

22 Current fixed terms must include answer after separation ( 4,6)

24 Counsel notice moral shortcoming ( 6)

25 Woody could be American, attached to foreign legion ( 8)

27 Monk perhaps runs into trouble ( 7)

28 Determination of town on Etna destroyed ( 8)

29 Turn one’s attention to a day shift ( 7)

Down

2 Strained party ends without regulars ( 8)

3 Cheerful article penned by disturbed genius ( 8)

4 Cycle stocked by old worker is a rip- off ( 10)

5 Region seeing a listener finally getting promoted ( 4)

6 Universal anger about politician and judge ( 6)

7 The Queen perhaps may be working during month ( 7)

8 Always succeeded in case of rare defeat ( 7)

11 Felt differently concerning small amounts of surplus food ( 9)

14 A Democrat free to support province’s team ( 4,6)

17 European role developed about tax that stops at different levels ( 8)

18 The race’s over for such professionals ( 8)

19 Talent that’s good for British briskness ( 7)

20 Catchy phrases describing a name in high gloss ( 7)

23 Small fish stink ( 6)

26 Capable of leading time – with oxygen! ( 2,2)