Double Crossword
– Hollywood Reporter 1 Preparing sheep for the deep fryer is something that breaks down walls (9,3) 9 Monsters tie with slug as the least attractive (7) 10 Plaster cast of paper fastener (7) 11 Second example of backchat by fieldsman (4) 12 Elementary arithmetic test I’m set by the proficient (5,5) 15 Weather made chaps run through swirling sleet (8) 16 Some contemplate stamping most with it (6) 18 Picturesque since renovation by leading constructor (6) 19 Distributes to labourers on strike (5,3) 22 One thyme? No misspelling, it’s perfectly correct (2,3,5) 23 Hint of flair (4) 25 Mama excavated core food of the tropics (7) 27 Erin’s new turn or revolution, initially by omission (2,5) 28 Unconventional relationship blossomed in a megastore (6,1,5) 1 Contentious ringer got egret in trouble (11) 2 Pretty endless post online (4) 3 Makes inroads into base of fire station, accidentally (4,4) 4 Heartless snippet made about arch of the foot (6) 5 Wild pig and ant as well as a bear-like beast (5,5) 6 Every one is in the middle of a demonstration (3) 7 After coitus, slept without a struggle (6) 8 Zealous and warm-hearted impression (6) 13 American capital with its manufacturing base in euros (6,5) 14 Needed things flowing as a red tide (10) 17 Confront elevator with some cosmetic improvement (4,4) 18 Bracket leading scientists and churchmen at one time (6) 20 Simple top thwarted thirst (1-5) 21 Record number overwhelming London gallery (6) 24 Leading man to the middle of the road (4) 26 Bring action against Johnny Cash’s boy (3) 1 Tendency to irritate or offend others (12) 9 Aromatic substances burnt in church (7) 10 More intelligent (7) 11 Fine-grained soil (4) 12 Student of religion (10) 15 Carried by the waves (8) 16 Zodiac sign of the Fishes (6) 18 Mourn (6) 19 Held in custody (8) 22 Heated argument (10) 23 Respiratory organ of a fish (4) 25 Grain alcohol (7) 27 Poplar-lined promenade (7) 28 Opinion or meaning that lies beneath what is apparent (12) Across: - 1 Knowledgeable. 10 Truncheon. 11 Cater. 12 Loop. 13 Putrescent. 15 Choirboy. 16 Steady. 19 Pay-off. 20 Throbbed. 23 Masochists. 25 Ages. 27 Coypu. 28 Glamorous. 29 Orient Express. 1 Enthusiastic approval, applause (11) 2 South African currency (4) 3 Simmering with anger (8) 4 Eyesight (6) 5 Multi-layered ice cream (10) 6 Take a chair (3) 7 Brother’s daughters (6) 8 Swimming shorts (6) 13 Unable to control one’s bladder (11) 14 Transportation (10) 17 Suave and stylish (8) 18 Small mechanical device (6) 20 US currency (6) 21 Caper (6) 24 Strongbox (4) 26 Female fowl (3) Down: - 2 Neurology. 3 Wick. 4 Executor. 5 Gantry. 6 Accusation. 7 Litre. 8 Italic. 9 Frothy. 14 Prefecture. 17 Ambiguous. 18 Chateaux. 19 Pumice. 21 Desist. 22 Fidget. 24 Slyer. 26 Pour. OZZY: The pampered life of Ozzy, a lovable beagle, is turned upside-down when his family leaves him in what seems to be the best canine spa, Blue Creek, before going on a long vacation. But the place’s perfect appearance turns out to be a façade. Ozzy soon discovers that Blue Creek is a jail for dogs.