CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Means to cover certain parts of diagram with thumb (3,4)

5. Damaging allegations about gallery took new form (7)

9. Company found document for customer (5,4)

10. Left tips for kitchenmaid and butler under lamp — or place high up (5)

11. Film of novel I judge a notable hit (3,7,3)

13. Arab airline personnel at home visiting capital (8)

15. Wrong number set back this performer? (6)

17. Work that one might turn down (6)

19. Trading centre outside disturbed this bird (5,3) 22. Blows to

Conservatism? (5,2,6) 25. Basic themes returning in radio, potentially (5) 26. Income Zoe’s blown? She may have to! (9) 27. Go back on sailing vessel on river, say (7) 28. Made easy advance in working methods studied (7)

DOWN

1. Stream in gorge rising (4) 2. Don't pay for each other's fare, people! (2,5)

3. Noise coming from ghostly and isolated place (5)

4. Ignoring public invading pitch (8)

5. Doctor getting cross about slur? (6) 6. Misinterpret move to end bachelorhood?

(4,5)

7. Drinking vessel that could bring ultimately nothing but joy (4,3) 8. Food store getting carpet measured (10) 12. Solvent, moisturebased? (5,5)

14. Agreement to stop battling regularly hairy and dangerous driving conditions (9)

16. Privy to American airline informally employing mantra (8) 18. Human flesh once found in pine over gorge (4,3)

20. Financial institutions, etc, hit by reforms, losing billions (3,4) 21. Beams, forgoing starter for dessert (6)

23. Retreats, when there’s nothing but rejection? (5)

24. Patch marks boundary (4)