SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Gossamer-thin, which is very good? (6,4) 6 Put out and taken aback by the objections (4)

10 Enter into further negotiations for the sanctuary (7)

11 Tying to a low hoop (7)

12 Too lazy to move? (9)

13 Diana and Reginald do a turn that’s the high spot (5)

14 Scamp has snapped the top off the shoe (5)

15 Created a draught? (9)

17 Does include the land in the agreements (9)

20 Full of enthusiasm, but found unsuitable for the job? (5)

21 Planned to get myself a worker (5) 23 Ape-like? (9)

25 Lures it back, in a very funny scene (7) 26 Obviously getting tired of cracking gags about drink (7)

27 Love, but try to avoid (4)

28 What cameraman George will do in the garden? (10)

Friday’s solutions: DOWN

1 Makes dirty money (5)

2 The boarders are friendly with each other (7,2)

3 They roast the hams (7,7)

4 He’s not getting thin on top, silly! (3-4)

5 In semi-panic, turn the money out and get retribution (7)

7 Irritated, did one’s best (5)

8 Having achieved capital growth, vainglorious (3-6)

9 A well that can easily be fallen into? (6,2,6)

14 Advise to acclaim further (9) 16 Endeavouring to get the twine, in a ball, into it (9)

18 Colour the edges in, do (7)

19 Makes the mistake of letting puss crawl round the edge (5,2)

22 Trick I can’t perform (5)

24 According to Spaniards, the drink to have in Scotland (5)

Across: - 1 Life peer. 5 Spates. 10 Gone with the Wind. 11 Tendron. 12 Natural. 13 Windless. 15 Ninon. 18 Tired. 20 Synopsis. 23 Finesse. 25 Earnest. 26 Emanuel Shinwell. 27 Sister. 28 Proposed.

Down: - 1 Legate. 2 Financier. 3 Powered. 4 Elton. 6 Preston. 7 Trier. 8 Saddling.

9 Stands in. 14 Easterly. 16 Noiseless. 17 Stiffens. 19 Dispute. 21 Parsnip. 22 Styled. 24 Nears. 25 Ether.