SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The different races are included in her new study (8)

5 Spends the time getting tickets (6) 10 “You’re wearing a wig!” when you’re not? (5,10)

11 I don’t know who, therefore, will get me to the unit (7)

12 Then disposing of the vast quantities of food (7)

13 Aimed to repair the dent in one end, anyhow (8)

15 When the sun is out in midweek, succeed (5)

18 Talk about a pianoforte finale (5)

20 Just a mass of nerves! (8)

23 Write “Child, I am in a boarding house” (7)

25 Not one of those ever-flighty birds! (7) 26 Happily, it does reveal something (10,5) 27 Squeals when it breaks (6)

28 In the coloured sleeve is the tune I composed, “Together Again” (8)

DOWN

1 Say “No! Rubbish! The accent is on the first syllable!” (6)

2 City a fellow got caught in, unfortunately, returning (9)

3 The girl’s taken about a quarter second to identify the flower (7)

4 The key you long to get, to the store (5) 6 He’s building a lean-to (7)

7 Calm even then (5)

8 In relation to the outside, ominous (8) 9 Undercut in money, retired (6,2)

14 That drink certainly smells! (4-4)

16 From which the candidate will be chosen for the electrician’s job? (5-4)

17 Make little of the indication that you’ve sprained something (8)

19 Making it clear if there were something happening I’d step in (7)

21 Visits, all right, the wild lions caged (5,2) 22 Fell the tree at the bottom, chum (6) 24 Land the aircraft, somehow (5)

25 Always a turn in a show making a comeback (5)

Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: 1 Crossing. 5 Bamboo. 9 Ptomaine. 10 Fiance. 12 Rustic. 13 Affirmed.

15 Sheet of glass. 18 On reflection. 23 Desserts. 24 Linnet. 26 Relish. 27 Position. 28 Dismay. 29 Thunders.

Down: 1 Capers. 2 Oboist. 3 Spanish. 4 Nine. 6 Arising. 7 Bone-meal. 8 Overdose. 11 Efforts. 14 Memento. 16 Wondered. 17 Bristles. 19 Freesia. 20 Opinion. 21 Inside. 22 Stands. 25 Gosh.