SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hobby that gives tinkers something to do (9)

6 Very keen on the day boy (5)

9 Subject of article, “Make Ends Meet” (5) 10 The cat I’m putting in a glass came for show (9) 11 Allowing through the letter (10)

12 For a while, call (4) 14 Lures out to a backstreet and follows (7) 15 The icon is going off to a foreign resort (7) 17 Round the bend, is put inside. won’t see anybody. It’s horrible (7) 19 A dunderhead, strong but dopey (7)

20 Taking a left at the second round, too (4) 22 It’s not far off, dear Nathan (4,2,4)

25 Feeling the coin is not a forgery (9)

26 In a hole, does it think about the hole it’s in? (5) 27 Big trouble when the gaoler loses his ring (5) 28 For a while, the weed in it is treated as a flower (9)

DOWN

1 Accommodate on return, too (3,2) 2 Speculated as to whether the band is red and revolutionary (9) 3 Figure on getting the boy a cat (3,7)

4 Lays it on about the propitiatory gift, giving half back (7)

5 Going by information, the Welshman is actually Swiss (7)

6 A fall in the rainfall (4) 7 There’s an awful hole in the material (5) 8 Where the doctor had a meal and nodded off to? (9)

13 Used the cat to be blamed for swallowing it? (10)

14 Is told to take part in the true practice (9) 16 Convinced, I fly in to get the authorisation (9) 18 With money’s kind (7) 19 Point to the rockgarden craze (7)

21 One’s back on the side of the foreign chap (5)

23 Go on and on about the little bit of dirty water (5)

24 The rate for page one (4)