DOUBLE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 As dad in TV broadcast with elderly and underprivileged (13)

9 Nice pal left bird with a huge bill (7)

10 Direct nature, alternately, to penetrate the chill (7) 11 Back number wrapping awful rag of a party paper (5)

12 Ideal wife to place sirs under her power (4,5) 13 Express train and railway terminal have work to do (6) 14 Confederacy of dunces at sea (8)

18 Nip back to take the wheel and be killed for the cause (8)

20 Good dance party left in pieces of rock (6)

23 Act like a bear in the bear conditions (9) 25 Squeezed out step in speech (5)

26 Drunken sot married wealthy bird (7)

27 Range of sound that one hears to effect (7)

28 German bug with bowman or one of the protesting unemployed (6,7)

DOWN

1 Please take away match? (7)

2 Twinkling electric ray one step below (9)

3 Many do work in the powerhouse (6)

4 Distant father at crone’s disposal (8)

5 Drift net turned up on ends of oar (5)

6 Keeps vehicle as most clothing grows oldfashioned (7)

7 Expert grasp of the money in ceramics (5)

8 Mishap or awkward saying (8)

15 Dallas’s twin supporting duo with right height (4,5) 16 Representative expresses glee when cracking appointment (8) 17 Harpies battled a million angels (8)

19 Gloat about piece being mired in destruction (3,2,2) 21 Very old ruche frilling might be just the ticket (7) 22 Heavenly body under remote control (6) 23 Moonshine hours hold up pigeon call (5)

24 Bring up rear (5)