LATERAL THINKING: CRYPTIC
Use the cryptic clues to solve this crossword with a twist.
ACROSS
1 Takes stock when Russell’s speaking (7)
4 Man dies horribly for young women (7)
7 Iron lever saloon for birds (7) 8 A neater girl’s name, by the sound of it (5) 10 Policeman deceives dining board (9)
12 Works hard on oil in back street
(5)
13 New mine axes tests (8) 15 Occurring in unison in sink apparently (2,4)
17 Beer cocktail makes sleepyhead useful (6)
19 Subtract one hundred from addiction but find an annexe (8) 21 Ran in church with lifting device (5)
22 True novel involved charity helper (9)
25 Awake, starting to incite riot (5) 26 Vehicle decays from donkey food (7)
27 Staidness without it creates unhappiness (7)
28 Sailors need seal eggs, I hear (3,4)
DOWN
1 Rick O’Shea’s calling for rebounds (9)
2 After music centre, trumpet was clipped (5)
3 Ringleader hides in camouflaged bush (5)
4 Intend queen to be stingier (6) 5 Inner tension said to signify lack of focus (11)
6 Can enter ship to get CAT images (5)
9 Head off to Sicily, in an unfriendly manner (5) 11 Gruelling interrogation to gain yet another qualification (5,6) 14 Most of Spain is a health resort (3) 16 Scots rant about striking differences (9) 18 Adjust commercial fitting (5) 20 Empty space inside, as steers clear (6) 21 Fellows in leather leggings (5)
23 Laps up defeats (5)
24 Call up Eve about approval (5)