CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8. A bit of opera with a Vatican arrangement (8)

9. Misuse of marina by flier (6)

10. His man doing wrong, is telling him off (11)

11. Party returned Democrat leader unpaired (3)

13. Show subservience to king born at end of April (5)

15. Guard routed by fellow-fighter a bit at a time (9)

17. The biggest argument as to parenthood? (6,3,6)

19. Grace lies uneasily with profanation (9)

21. Super-sounding place to build a fire (5)

23. Decline to be back on the bottle initially (3)

24. Won’t follow instructions inside bed, to turn it (11)

27. Lay upon one of the topless people to enlist (6)

28. Usually roll around – many do, like this (8)

DOWN

1. A nag, fond of twisting – or some older dance (8)

2. As it’s up to start of race, get food from palm (4)

3. After fifty-one, start making it as far as one can go (5)

4. Catchment area where one is catching up on the one in front? (9-6)

5. Told not to wave frond: a few do! (6,3)

6. Non-u member of the Eumenides could put it in the pan (3)

7. Wrecker in museum at London capital (6)

12. Traffic in British Rail shows rate of exchange (6)

14. Strongly urge her to mix it around ten (6)

16. Diamond cut badly in tin bar bent out of shape (9)

18. Get involved with hospital department and go fishing (8) •

20. Albion turned tail with one lacking colour (6)

22. The finest example of 5-point type may be Unio (5)

25. One left American resort as mosque official turned up (4)

26. Go in the ring of yellowish wood (3)