DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 Raised ears at brewing consequences of catastrophe (8,4)

10 One piece of gauze under discussion (2,5)

11 Skill in handling winter transport with central heating (7)

12 Sag in performing drawnout chorus (9)

13 Lack of interest in every second of Lennon music (5) 14 Second in importance (6) 16 Particle of tune made right in love (8)

19 Power to seal off a town centre (8)

21 A fellow hobbling on fire (6)

24 Work experience split some of the family (5) 25 Dog pored over report by compiler (3,6)

27 Mad Hatter taking tea, centre stage (7)

28 To put in order isn’t everything (7)

29 Conifers stamping on the introduction of a bill (5,7)

DOWN

2 Troy is the first emblem of Britain (5)

3 Refuse graduate upgraded mark (7)

4 Shake bottom end in retro style (6)

5 Stepped down as patient (8)

6 Return to office to stagger and shake, etc (2-5) 7 Countryman caught in a rainstorm (9)

8 Light wood cut down on chemicals and vinegar (8) 9 Case for needles to be kept in perpetuity (4) 15 Female pal waved the Canadian flag (5,4) 17 Disregard objections that it must consist of six balls, for example (8)

18 Most inflexible testers made to accept new heading (8)

20 Happiness swathing street in an English city (7) 22 Removed the fat and made a meal around the eye (7)

23 Delight in arousing mad rage (6)

24 What’s lacking in ‘do, re, mi, fa, so, la’ ? (4)

26 School ran it badly (5)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: - 1 Wrapper. 5 Prosaic. 9 Astronaut. 10 Trial. 11 Hip. 12 Programming. 13 Rudder. 14 Pastiche 17 Cassette. 18 Hint at. 21 Counterpart. 23 Hip. 24 Peter. 25 Monotreme. 27 Treason. 28 Demeter.

Down: - 1 Weather. 2 Antipodes. 3 Pro. 4 Reason. 5 Paternal. 6 Optometrist. 7 Alibi. 8 Cologne. 12 Present arms. 15 Catchment. 16 Storeman. 17 Cockpit. 19 Top gear. 20 Earned. 22 Untie. 26 Tem.