CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 Case for recording Eminem, for one (7)

5 Pedestrian fouled air, so was collared by policeman (7) 9 Roast bananas have nothing on reports from space traveller (9)

10 Thickheaded liar failed test (5)

11 and 23-across Twice as trendy to lead off cheers (3,3) 12 In favour of government leader stuffing up scheduling (11)

13 Guide to the right milk container (6)

14 Father itches to make a copy (8)

17 Crash test in covering tape (8)

18 Make suggestion for bowler to hold out tin (4,2)

21 Opposite number may be one element of the abacus? (11)

23 See 11-across

24 Noble surrounds for the original theologian and church founder (5)

25 Resorting more to men than an anteater, for example (9)

27 Senator condemned subversion (7)

28 Goddess encoutered inside the caribou, for example (7)

DOWN

1 Conditions of the earth we shatter (7)

2 As pointed out on the other side of the world (9)

3 and 26-down Interim parking above metro system (3,3)

4 Stranger arose before noon with some purpose (6) 5 Doctors aren’t embraced by a friend like a father (8) 6 Choose timers to make a producer of spectacles (11) 7 Bail out individual with legal defence (5)

8 Scent of some ice cream around the trunk (7)

12 Current branches of a military order (7,4)

15 Drainage system may overtake soldiers before troop leader (9)

16 Directed sermon at warehouse worker (8) 17 Prepare to shoot mine in the driver’s seat (7)

19 Excellent equipment at the highest rate (3,4)

20 Brought in listener and brought up study (6)

22 Unite? On the contrary! (5) 26 See 3-down