Crossword

29,392

Across

1 Complicated matters should include a good plan (9)

6 King James, for example, showing bitterness about start of battle (5)

9 One may be under fire, seeing price put on gallon (5) 10 Violent players may be plastered (9)

11 Accuse them if prepared to accept consequences (4,3,5) 14 Feel a stickler will keep flexible (7)

16 Show son must be trapped in a racket (7)

17 Idiot seeing service losing millions (3) 18 Imprisoned right person with secret information (7) 20 Amount that can be carried by hospital is noxious (7) 22 Miserable place for dancing last one awful (12)

26 Clot’s actual ego damaged (9) 27 Mostly dead – and popular – language (5)

28 Flower linking destiny with America (5)

29 A bold pose transformed this dance (4,5)

Down

1 Green fuel must go up, suppressing energy (4)

2 Fancy going topless for paper (4)

3 History article approved for broadcast (3,4)

4 Stuff found in Grieg or Gershwin? (5)

5 Terrible hum – so what recommendation from the dentist? (9)

6 Region once seeing prejudice mostly about old border (7) 7 Annoyed part of orchestra

() served up very loud song (7,3)

8 Gin client mixed before end of day, trying to seduce (10) 12 Occasional sort of table? (10) 13 Beginning to doubt? (5,5) 15 Cheat and pack instrument (4-5)

19 Sea anchors may be terribly dangerous without 25, oddly (7)

21 Sold in need of a spruced up bathroom? (7)

23 City shelter on drugs, outwardly (5)

24 Crack in captain’s table (4) 25 Girl needing a new name missing in the morning (4)