DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Cowherd’s cream soup (7) 5 Bearskin hides a part of the animal’s environment (7) 9 Stabs at photos (5) 10 Substantial opening in reef fabric (9)

11 Provoked to loving call for proposals (3,3,2,6)

13 Lay hands on outworker, gutting Scandinavian by the sound of it (6)

14 Balm of mine works within swathes of dressing (8)

17 Shame to head off, going in my direction (8)

19 I’m working in middling, reversible robe (6)

22 Cagy one organised rational solution of women’s health issues (14)

25 No joking with listener during tennis game (2,7) 26 Mean drunk (5)

27 Report back, cosy and warm (7)

28 Quietness of custom made satay regularly disappear (7)

DOWN

1 Pitch to the players (4) 2 Pompous, round, degenerate and German! (7) 3 Oppression has a place in any religion (9)

4 Read aloud after being oddly reticent to begin with (6)

5 Musical icon performing after injury (8)

6 Soundly shows disapproval of drink (5) 7 Lever dealer used following the start of trade (7)

8 Acceptance may be too reliant on change (10) 12 Packing away jewellery in the sporting arena (6,4) 15 Dietitian failed to set the ball rolling (9)

16 Is no different fast and fresh (8)

18 Granny wrapped wounded knee in cloth (7) 20 Order in very large fruit (7)

21 Echo to bottom end of drum (3-3)

23 Preach further in the centre of the world (5) 24 Postpone stopover (4)