Kropotkin 1015

Across 8. Niall vaguely similar to lady’s head, one with bonnet on? Probably (2,3,10) 10. Bird and her sons: they pay money to the church (7) 12. Engages in obsessive preoccupation about nine Greek Goddesses? Three (7)

13. Here’s me caught in dragnet improperly dressed! (9)

14. Which kind of Green is one found in part of church? (5)

15. Adds ‘e’ into it? Makes no difference (5,2)

18. Influence chap, a coach (7) 21. Respond to gold being stolen from nuclear installation (5) 23. Ancient bachelor embraced by homosexual, A Ward (6,3)

25. Have a part of wrongdoing: go fast into it (5,2)

26. Leaves found in caves at Waitomo resort? Leave Waitomo out of it! (7)

29. A Mullein (indigent chap) and Bob Cabot restructured company (4,4,7)

Down

1. Coin will get you seasoning (4) 2. Like Falstaff going around Square? Not likely (4)

3. These moles are found under railway carriages (8)

4. Fail to make a hit film In Two

Letters – place wrongly (6) 5. Be energised initially, and really annoyed – then was made stronger (6-2)

6. We hear cattle perish first from poison (6)

7. In December this year John Travolta is making promotional videos for a form of electricity (8)

9. See ciders being drunk midevening (7)

11. Somewhere in America had developed into 10 (5)

15. Arrives with some bone, metal vessel, and drink (5,2)

16. It provided cha-cha-cha in America? (3,5)

17. He fiddled with pin – again! (8)

19. Ang or Spike directing Jack Swan, black actor from years gone by (3,1,4)

20. ‘Ohakea’ is one word meaning “to lower in rank” (5)

22. One of the Huxleys, male, is perverted– is actually a woman! (6)

24. Some blends of colours in textiles – heaps seen around Virginia (6)

27. The synonym is ‘parasite’? Correct, as this shows (4)

28. A place to put notice (4)