Crossword 2876

ACROSS

1 Tyrant (6) 7 Respectful; law-abiding (8) 8 Place of refuge (6)

9 Past master; veteran (3,4) 12 Public speaker (6) 13 Eletronic Engine Control (3) 15 Assert (4)

17 Spanish cookery: a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling (4)

19 To show the way, precede (4) 20 Long-drawn-out (4) 21 Doze (3)

23 Again; once more (6)

24 The physcal structure of an animal or plant (7) 27 Resembling a dog (6) 28 Mexican cookery: a thin, flat pancake made from maize flour (8)

29 Gift (6)

DOWN

1 Excessivley harsh and severe laws (9) 2 Suitable for a palace (8) 3 Day after today (8) 4 Provide for (4) 5 Endorsement in a passport permitting bearer entry into a country (4)

6 Nasty remark (5) 10 Colony of social bees (4) 11 An uncool bookish person (4) 14 Capable (9)

15 A homeles cat that roams the back streets (5,3) 16 Tubular passage through which sound enters the ear (3,5) 17 Teaspoon (4)

18 Price 4)

22 Old Testament: the first high priest of the Isralites t (5) 25 Short for automobile (4) 26 Solitary (4)

Yesterday’s solutions ACROSS 3 Virtuous 7 Alkali 8 Concrete 9 Desist 10 Italy 12 Ant cow 14 Appeal 17 Aspect 19 Arises 20 Deism 21 Émigré 23 On the job 24 Ushers 25 Perished. DOWN 1 Clue 2 Banister 3 Victuals 4 Tactics 5 Overawe 6 Seedy 9 Diva 11 Top flight 13 Taste bud 15 Painter 16 Aimless 18 Tire 20 Droop 22 Rare.